A wayside cross is a cross by a footpath, track or road, at an intersection, along the edge of a field or in a forest. It can be made of wood, stone or metal. Stone crosses may also be conciliation crosses. Often they serve as waymarks for walkers and pilgrims or designate dangerous places.[1]
- ^ Sakrale Kleinbauten: Flurkreuze / Wegkreuze(PDF; 256KB) Redaktion: ibid Altbau AG, CH-Merkblätter des Bundesamtes für Bevölkerungsschutz, Kulturgüterschutz