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Fentongollan Cross is a wayside stone cross located in Cornwall near St Michael Penkevil. The monument is a medieval granite cross that stands as evidence of the religious and cultural landscape of medieval Cornwall, where such crosses served as markers for routes, meeting places, and sites of spiritual significance. The cross survives in a fragmentary state, reflecting the common condition of many Cornish wayside crosses that have endured several centuries of weathering and disturbance. As a scheduled monument, it represents an important example of the crosses that once punctuated the Cornish countryside during the medieval period.
Fentongollan Cross, 620m north west of St Michael Penkevil Church is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1016285. View the official record →
Fentongollan Cross is a wayside stone cross located in Cornwall near St Michael Penkevil. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1016285.
Fentongollan Cross, 620m north west of St Michael Penkevil 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 1016285.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Round 390m north east of Carwarthen (5.2 km), Churchyard cross in Feock churchyard (5.3 km), Dingerein Castle small multivallate hillfort and annexe, 240m north west of Curgurrel Farm (5.8 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Fentongollan Cross, 620m north west of St Michael Penkevil 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.
Fentongollan Cross, 620m north west of St Michael Penkevil Church stands on Middle Devonian (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Middle Devonian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.