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Boskenna Cross

England
List entry 1007955
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1007955
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.01 hectares
Grid reference
SW 42575 24260
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Boskenna Cross is a medieval wayside cross located in Cornwall, England. The monument dates to the medieval period and represents the type of stone cross that would have served religious, navigational, and social functions within the parish landscape. The cross survives as a granite structure, characteristic of Cornish monumental stonework of this era. Such crosses were commonly erected along routes and at significant locations to mark sacred space and assist travellers, reflecting the medieval Christian culture of southwest England.

Boskenna Cross is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1007955. View the official record →

About this monument

Questions & answers

What is Boskenna Cross?

Boskenna Cross is a medieval wayside cross located in Cornwall, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1007955.

Who is responsible for protecting Boskenna Cross?

Boskenna Cross 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 1007955.

What other scheduled monuments are near Boskenna Cross?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Standing stone 410m south east of Boskenna Cross (0.4 km), Prehistoric entrance grave 900m north west of Tregiffian Farm (0.5 km), Bowl barrow 300m south west of the Merry Maidens Stone Circle (0.5 km).

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Overview
An interactive map of the location with every monument and battle plotted, and a plain-language history built only from what the record holds.
Monuments
The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.
Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Domesday
The settlement's entry in the 1086 Domesday Book: who held it, what it was worth, and the people who worked the land.
Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
LiDAR
Laser-scanned terrain that reveals earthworks hidden under fields and woodland, with likely features flagged.
Local Names
What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.
Historical Maps
Ordnance Survey maps from the 1800s, layered over the location as it stands today.
Literature
The books, county histories, charters and archives that mention this place, quoted with their sources.
Legal
The protected sites nearby and the metal-detecting, access and treasure laws that apply to this ground.
Spotlight
A deep dive into the most remarkable, lesser-known history of the place, traced back to the record.
Target Zones
For detectorists: the most promising ground to search nearby, ranked by confidence, with what to expect.
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Standing stone 410m south east of Boskenna Cross
0.4 km
Prehistoric entrance grave 900m north west of Tregiffian Farm
0.5 km
Bowl barrow 300m south west of the Merry Maidens Stone Circle
0.5 km
Boskenna Gate Cross
0.6 km
An early Christian memorial stone at Boskenna
0.7 km
Promontory fort known as Treryn Dinas
3.6 km
Cross 150m south west of Rospletha
4.8 km
Wayside cross in St Levan churchyard, 10m north east of the church
5 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Boskenna Cross

Boskenna Cross stands on Unnamed Igneous Intrusion, Carboniferous To Permian, bedrock that formed in the Permian. The rock here is felsic-rock.

Domesday entry for St Buryan, Cornwall →
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