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Four crosses on St Michael's Mount

England
List entry 1006656
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1006656
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.01 hectares
Grid reference
SW 51494 29881, SW 51490 29862, SW 51441 29816
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Four crosses on St Michael's Mount is a group of carved stone crosses located on the tidal island of St Michael's Mount in Mount's Bay, Cornwall. The crosses date to the medieval period and represent examples of Christian devotional monuments that would have been significant to pilgrims and visitors to the island, which has been an important religious site since at least the twelfth century. The crosses are carved into or positioned upon the rocky outcrops of the mount and reflect the spiritual importance of the location as a place of pilgrimage and worship. Their exact dating within the medieval period and the circumstances of their original placement remain subjects of ongoing archaeological and historical investigation.

Four crosses on St Michael's Mount is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1006656. View the official record →

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What is Four crosses on St Michael's Mount?

Four crosses on St Michael's Mount is a group of carved stone crosses located on the tidal island of St Michael's Mount in Mount's Bay, Cornwall. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1006656.

Who is responsible for protecting Four crosses on St Michael's Mount?

Four crosses on St Michael's Mount 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 1006656.

What other scheduled monuments are near Four crosses on St Michael's Mount?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Tregurtha Downs mine complex (2.6 km), Early Christian memorial stone and cross slab in St Hilary's churchyard (3.8 km), Two wayside crosses in St Hilary's churchyard (3.8 km).

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Battlefields
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Domesday
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Tregurtha Downs mine complex
2.6 km
Early Christian memorial stone and cross slab in St Hilary's churchyard
3.8 km
Two wayside crosses in St Hilary's churchyard
3.8 km
Round called Lescudjack Castle
4.1 km
Market cross
4.5 km
Wayside cross in Newlyn churchyard, south of the church
5.4 km
Medieval wayside cross at Paul
5.7 km
Churchyard cross-head in wall of Paul churchyard
5.8 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Four crosses on St Michael's Mount

Four crosses on St Michael's Mount stands on Upper Devonian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Late Devonian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.

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