Scheduled MonumentsEnglandFentongollan Cross, 620m north west of St Michael Penkevil Church

Fentongollan Cross, 620m north west of St Michael Penkevil Church

England
List entry 1016285
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1016285
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.01 hectares
Grid reference
SW 85554 42731
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

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 →

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Questions & answers

What is Fentongollan Cross, 620m north west of St Michael Penkevil Church?

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.

Who is responsible for protecting Fentongollan Cross, 620m north west of St Michael Penkevil Church?

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.

What other scheduled monuments are near Fentongollan Cross, 620m north west of St Michael Penkevil Church?

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).

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Monuments
The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.
Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Domesday
The settlement's entry in the 1086 Domesday Book: who held it, what it was worth, and the people who worked the land.
Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
LiDAR
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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Fentongollan Cross, 620m north west of St Michael Penkevil Church

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.