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Dunheved Cross is a medieval stone cross situated approximately eighty metres west of Launceston Hospital in Cornwall. The monument dates to the medieval period and stands as a wayside cross, a form common throughout Cornwall and the broader Southwest during the Middle Ages. Such crosses typically served functions related to waymarking, preaching, or religious observance within medieval communities. The structure survives as a recorded ancient monument entry within the National Heritage List for England.
Dunheved Cross, 80m west of Launceston Hospital is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1010855. View the official record →
Dunheved Cross is a medieval stone cross situated approximately eighty metres west of Launceston Hospital in Cornwall. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1010855.
Dunheved Cross, 80m west of Launceston Hospital 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 1010855.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Medieval hall and St Mary Magdalene's Chapel at Trecarrell (5.5 km), Round called Killabury (5.9 km), Hilltop enclosure 330m south of Hardstone Cottage (6.2 km).
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