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Chapel Amble Cross in St Kew churchyard, 30m north west of the church

England
List entry 1014010
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1014010
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0 hectares
Grid reference
SX0212576911
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Chapel Amble Cross is a medieval stone cross located in the churchyard of St Kew in Cornwall. The cross stands approximately 30 metres north-west of the parish church and is recorded as a scheduled ancient monument. It dates from the medieval period and represents the type of wayside or churchyard cross common throughout south-west England, serving functions both practical and devotional within the religious life of the parish. The monument survives as evidence of medieval Christian practice and the established sacred geography of the settlement.

Chapel Amble Cross in St Kew churchyard, 30m north west of the church is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1014010. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Chapel Amble Cross in St Kew churchyard, 30m north west of the church?

Chapel Amble Cross is a medieval stone cross located in the churchyard of St Kew in Cornwall. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1014010.

Who is responsible for protecting Chapel Amble Cross in St Kew churchyard, 30m north west of the church?

Chapel Amble Cross in St Kew churchyard, 30m north west of the church 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 1014010.

What other scheduled monuments are near Chapel Amble Cross in St Kew churchyard, 30m north west of the church?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Round barrow cemetery on Hustyn Downs (9.1 km), Bowl barrow 540m WSW of St Breock Downs Farm (9.8 km), Standing stone 815m west of St Breock Downs Farm (9.9 km).

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Monuments
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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
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Local Names
What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.
Historical Maps
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Round barrow cemetery on Hustyn Downs
9.1 km
Bowl barrow 540m WSW of St Breock Downs Farm
9.8 km
Standing stone 815m west of St Breock Downs Farm
9.9 km
Roman fort called 'Nanstallon Roman fort' 135m south west of Tregear
10 km
Bowl barrow called Tregawne Barrow
10 km
St Breock Downs monolith and surrounding cairn
10.1 km
Burial chamber on St Breock Downs
10.2 km
Berrycombe Cross, on the north side of Berrycombe Road at its junction with Cardell Road
10.5 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Chapel Amble Cross in St Kew churchyard, 30m north west of the church

Chapel Amble Cross in St Kew churchyard, 30m north west of the church stands on Upper Devonian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Late Devonian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.

The wider landscape

Around Chapel Amble Cross in St Kew churchyard, 30m north west of the church

Battle of Lostwithiel 21 August 1644Battle (1644) · ~11.7 milesBattle of Braddock Down (1643)Battle (1643) · ~12.8 milesBattle of Lostwithiel 31 August - 1 September 1644Battle (1644) · ~14 milesBattle of Stratton 1643Battle (1643) · ~22.7 miles
Domesday entry for Lanow, Cornwall →
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