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Fentongollan Cross is a medieval wayside cross located in Cornwall, positioned approximately 620 metres north-west of St Michael Penkevil Church. The monument comprises a stone cross of Early Medieval or Medieval date, representing the type of devotional or waymarking monument that was common throughout Cornwall during the medieval period. Such crosses served various functions within the landscape, potentially marking routes, serving as meeting points, or acting as sites of religious significance. The cross survives as a testament to the religious culture and landscape organisation of medieval Cornwall, though its precise date of erection and original function remain characteristic of many such monuments that lack detailed documentary records.
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 medieval wayside cross located in Cornwall, positioned approximately 620 metres north-west of St Michael Penkevil Church. 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).
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