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Cross 30m south of St Constantine's Church

England
List entry 1019165
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1019165
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0 hectares
Grid reference
SW 73109 29046
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Cross 30m south of St Constantine's Church is a medieval wayside cross located in Cornwall. The monument dates to the medieval period and stands as a testament to the religious significance of the locality, serving as a marker in the landscape associated with the nearby parish church. The cross represents a common form of roadside monument found throughout medieval Cornwall, which functioned both as objects of devotion and as navigational features within the rural settlement pattern. Its survival to the present day preserves evidence of medieval religious practice and the organisation of sacred space within the Cornish countryside.

Cross 30m south of St Constantine's Church is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1019165. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Cross 30m south of St Constantine's Church?

Cross 30m south of St Constantine's Church is a medieval wayside cross located in Cornwall. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1019165.

Who is responsible for protecting Cross 30m south of St Constantine's Church?

Cross 30m south of St Constantine's 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 1019165.

What other scheduled monuments are near Cross 30m south of St Constantine's Church?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow 300m south west of Croft Pascoe Pool forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Goonhilly Downs (9.5 km), Two bowl barrows 200m north west of Fox Covert, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Goonhilly Downs (9.5 km), Two bowl barrows 640m south west of Croft Pascoe Pool forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Goonhilly Downs (9.6 km).

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Monuments
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Battlefields
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Roman Britain
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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
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Bowl barrow 300m south west of Croft Pascoe Pool forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Goonhilly Downs
9.5 km
Two bowl barrows 200m north west of Fox Covert, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Goonhilly Downs
9.5 km
Two bowl barrows 640m south west of Croft Pascoe Pool forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Goonhilly Downs
9.6 km
Animal pound 390m south of Croft Pascoe Pool
9.6 km
Wayside cross 230m south west of Trenlanvean Farm
9.7 km
Platform barrow and four bowl barrows south of Carn Maer forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Goonhilly Downs
9.7 km
Bowl barrow 550m south east of Croft Pascoe Pool forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Goonhilly Downs
9.7 km
Portal dolmen known as 'The Three Brothers of Grugith'
9.7 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Cross 30m south of St Constantine's Church

Cross 30m south of St Constantine's Church stands on Unnamed Igneous Intrusion, Carboniferous To Permian, bedrock that formed in the Permian. The rock here is felsic-rock.

Domesday entry for Constantine, Cornwall →
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