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Cross Putty is a medieval wayside cross-base located approximately 70 metres south-east of Bosworgey Cottage in Cornwall. The monument comprises a stone base that formerly supported a cross shaft, typical of the wayside crosses that marked routes and boundaries throughout medieval Cornwall. The site dates to the medieval period, when such crosses served important functions in the landscape as navigational markers and focal points for local communities. The base remains in situ as evidence of medieval religious and practical infrastructure in the Cornish countryside.
Cross Putty, medieval wayside cross-base 70m south east of Bosworgey Cottage is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1017641. View the official record →
Cross Putty is a medieval wayside cross-base located approximately 70 metres south-east of Bosworgey Cottage in Cornwall. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1017641.
Cross Putty, medieval wayside cross-base 70m south east of Bosworgey 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 1017641.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Three bowl barrows 670m and 775m north west of Homer Downs (9.7 km), Prehistoric long barrow and four round barrows 580m and 750m south west of Mitchell Farm (10.1 km), Bowl barrow 570m south of Mitchell Farm (10.2 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Cross Putty, medieval wayside cross-base 70m south east of Bosworgey 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 Putty, medieval wayside cross-base 70m south east of Bosworgey Cottage stands on Lower Devonian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Early Devonian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.