Scheduled MonumentsEnglandCross near Deviock Cottage

Cross near Deviock Cottage

England
List entry 1006652
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1006652
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.01 hectares
Grid reference
SX 11048 68406
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Cross near Deviock Cottage is a medieval stone cross located in Cornwall. The monument dates from the medieval period and stands as an example of the wayside crosses that were characteristic features of the Cornish landscape from the thirteenth century onwards. Such crosses typically served religious, ceremonial, and practical functions within their communities, marking routes and sacred sites. The cross remains an important record of medieval devotional practice and settlement patterns in Cornwall.

Cross near Deviock Cottage is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1006652. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Cross near Deviock Cottage?

Cross near Deviock Cottage is a medieval stone cross located in Cornwall. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1006652.

Who is responsible for protecting Cross near Deviock Cottage?

Cross near Deviock Cottage 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 1006652.

What other scheduled monuments are near Cross near Deviock Cottage?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow 430m south west of Fairy Cross Farm forming part of a round barrow cemetery (6.6 km), Bowl barrow 145m north west of Bodmin Lodge forming part of a round barrow cemetery (6.9 km), Restormel Castle: motte, bailey and shell keep (7 km).

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Monuments
The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.
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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Literature
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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Cross near Deviock Cottage

Cross near Deviock Cottage stands on Middle Devonian (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Middle Devonian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.