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An inscribed cross shaft, a lantern cross head and a cross-base in Gulval churchyard is a fragmentary medieval cross monument comprising three separate stone elements. The inscribed shaft bears carved text, indicating its significance as a commemorative or devotional monument, whilst the lantern cross head represents a distinctive type of late medieval craftsmanship characteristic of Cornwall's cross-making tradition. The three components, now separated, likely originally formed a single structure within the churchyard, a common location for such monuments serving parochial and spiritual functions. The lantern cross head type suggests a date within the later medieval period, consistent with the flourishing of cross production in Cornwall during the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries.
An inscribed cross shaft, a lantern cross head and a cross-base in Gulval churchyard is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1018493. View the official record →
An inscribed cross shaft, a lantern cross head and a cross-base in Gulval churchyard is a fragmentary medieval cross monument comprising three separate stone elements. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1018493.
An inscribed cross shaft, a lantern cross head and a cross-base in Gulval churchyard is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1018493.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Nun Careg Cross, 400m south-west of Boleigh Farm (8.8 km), The Merry Maidens (or Dawns Men) stone circle (8.9 km), Wayside cross base 125m west of the Merry Maidens stone circle (9 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of An inscribed cross shaft, a lantern cross head and a cross-base in Gulval churchyard's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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An inscribed cross shaft, a lantern cross head and a cross-base in Gulval churchyard stands on Upper Devonian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Late Devonian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.