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Bodilly Cross is a wayside cross located at Bodilly Veor in Cornwall, England. The monument dates to the medieval period, likely erected between the 13th and 15th centuries, and represents the type of stone cross commonly placed at significant points along routes and settlements throughout the Cornish landscape. The cross survives as a substantial upright stone shaft mounted upon a stepped base, characteristic of Cornish wayside crosses of this era. Such crosses served both practical and spiritual functions, marking boundaries, routes, and serving as focal points for local communities.
Bodilly Cross, at Bodilly Veor is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1010851. View the official record →
Bodilly Cross is a wayside cross located at Bodilly Veor in Cornwall, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1010851.
Bodilly Cross, at Bodilly Veor 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 1010851.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow 210m NNE of Holifield Farm (6.8 km), Round 260m south of Tenament Farm (7 km), Two wayside crosses, south and east of Bonallack Barton (7.7 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Bodilly Cross, at Bodilly Veor's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Bodilly Cross, at Bodilly Veor stands on Unnamed Igneous Intrusion, Carboniferous To Permian, bedrock that formed in the Permian. The rock here is felsic-rock.