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Cross at Triffle Farm is a granite wayside cross located in Cornwall. The monument dates to the medieval period, likely erected between the 13th and 15th centuries, representing the type of stone crosses that marked significant routes and parish boundaries across south-western England. The cross survives as a substantial granite shaft and head, characteristic of Cornish ecclesiastical and monumental traditions of the later Middle Ages. Such crosses served both spiritual and practical functions within the landscape, marking pilgrimage routes, territorial divisions, and points of local significance in medieval Cornish communities.
Cross at Triffle Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1006631. View the official record →
Cross at Triffle Farm is a granite wayside cross located in Cornwall. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1006631.
Cross at Triffle Farm 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 1006631.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Round with annexe 530m north east of Lower Padreda (1.9 km), Wayside cross 50m north east of Carracawn Cross (2.9 km), Stump Cross, 600m west of Sheviock Barton (3.3 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Cross at Triffle Farm'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 at Triffle Farm stands on Lower Devonian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Early Devonian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.