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Cross 470m north of Lambrenny is a medieval wayside cross located in Cornwall. The monument dates to the medieval period and represents the type of roadside religious marker that was common throughout Devon and Cornwall during the Middle Ages, serving both as a focus for Christian devotion and as a navigational landmark in the landscape. The cross survives as a substantial stone structure, standing as evidence of the religious and social practices of medieval Cornish communities. Such crosses frequently marked important routes, parish boundaries, or places of local significance within their respective settlements.
Cross 470m north of Lambrenny is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1018699. View the official record →
Cross 470m north of Lambrenny is a medieval wayside cross located in Cornwall. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1018699.
Cross 470m north of Lambrenny 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 1018699.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Platform cairn on Priddacombe Downs (9.7 km), Cross on Halvana Moor (10 km), Two small stone circles 530m ESE of King Arthur's Hall (10.1 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Cross 470m north of Lambrenny'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.
Cross 470m north of Lambrenny stands on Unnamed Extrusive Rocks, Carboniferous, bedrock that formed in the Carboniferous. The rock here is mafic tuff.