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Culverland Cross is a medieval wayside cross located in the churchyard of St Martin's Church near Bodmin in Cornwall. The monument comprises a stone cross head mounted on a reconstructed shaft and base, representing a common form of devotional marker from the medieval period. Such crosses served both spiritual and practical functions within parish landscapes, often marking boundaries, routes of pilgrimage, or gathering places. The surviving stonework demonstrates the enduring tradition of cross-crafting in medieval Cornwall, a region particularly rich in examples of this monument type.
Culverland Cross in St Martin's churchyard to the north west of the church is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1014022. View the official record →
Culverland Cross is a medieval wayside cross located in the churchyard of St Martin's Church near Bodmin in Cornwall. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1014022.
Culverland Cross in St Martin's churchyard to the north west of the church 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 1014022.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Tencreek Cross in St Martin's churchyard 3.5m south east of the church (0 km), Bosent Cross, 325m ENE of South Bosent Farm (3.2 km), Slight univallate hillfort with outworks called Blacketon Rings (5.8 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Culverland Cross in St Martin's churchyard to the north west of the church'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.
Culverland Cross in St Martin's churchyard to the north west of the church stands on Upper Devonian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Late Devonian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.