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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 →
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.
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.
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).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Cross near Deviock Cottage'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 near Deviock Cottage stands on Middle Devonian (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Middle Devonian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.