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Fair Cross is a wayside cross of medieval date located in Cornwall. The monument stands approximately 420 metres west-north-west of Tregidgeo Farm and represents the type of processional or boundary marker common to the Cornish landscape during the Middle Ages. Such crosses typically served both practical and spiritual functions, marking routes of travel and pilgrimage whilst asserting territorial and ecclesiastical authority. The survival of Fair Cross as a physical structure demonstrates the enduring significance of these monuments within the medieval religious and social topography of Cornwall.
Fair Cross, 420m WNW of Tregidgeo Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1010843. View the official record →
Fair Cross is a wayside cross of medieval date located in Cornwall. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1010843.
Fair Cross, 420m WNW of Tregidgeo Farm 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 1010843.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Medieval cross base at St Ewe (2.5 km), Golden Camp hillfort (3.1 km), Wayside cross at Beacon Cross, 265m east of Lanuah (3.3 km).
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