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Churchyard cross 8m north of Clyst St Lawrence church is a medieval wayside cross located in the parish of Clyst St Lawrence in Devon. The monument dates to the medieval period, though the precise century of its construction remains uncertain within the scholarly record. The cross survives as a stone structure positioned within the churchyard setting, a location typical of such religious monuments that served both devotional and communal functions in medieval parishes. As a listed ancient monument, it represents an important example of the stone crosses that once characterised the religious landscape of Devon and the broader southwest of England during the medieval era.
Churchyard cross 8m north of Clyst St Lawrence church is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1014706. View the official record →
Churchyard cross 8m north of Clyst St Lawrence church is a medieval wayside cross located in the parish of Clyst St Lawrence in Devon. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1014706.
Churchyard cross 8m north of Clyst St Lawrence 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 1014706.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Churchyard cross 1m south of Clyst Hydon church (1.9 km), Holy well 230m north west of Lower Comberoy Cottages (3.6 km), Manorial settlement incorporating a medieval undercroft, 100m north of St John the Baptist's Church (5.2 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Churchyard cross 8m north of Clyst St Lawrence church'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.
Churchyard cross 8m north of Clyst St Lawrence church stands on Permian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Permian. The rock here is sandstone and conglomerate, interbedded.