Rey Cross, Bowes, Durham
This badly worn base and fragment of a cross stands on the South side of the A66. It probably dates from the 10th century. The inscriptions on the shaft are no longer legible. The Rey or Rere Cross is believed to have been erected by King Edwin of Northumbria (died 946) to mark the boundary of his Kingdom and the Scottish Kingdom of Strathclyde. Eric Bloodaxe, the last Viking King, was killed at Rey Cross in 945 so marking the end of Viking rule in Northern England.
