An inscribed cross shaft, a lantern cross head and a cross-base in Gulval churchyard

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History & significance

The inscribed cross shaft, lantern cross head and cross-base in Gulval churchyard is a fragmentary medieval monument comprising three distinct elements of a standing cross. The shaft is inscribed with a cross pattern and represents a form characteristic of Cornish churchyard crosses, which were common focal points in medieval parish settings from the twelfth century onwards. The lantern cross head, a distinctive Cornish feature with openings that would have allowed light to penetrate the structure, indicates the monument's probable date within the medieval period, though the exact construction date remains uncertain. These elements together represent the surviving remains of what would have originally functioned as a prominent religious and spatial marker within the churchyard.

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 →

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