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Four Hole Cross is a medieval wayside cross located near Lord's Waste Farm in Cornwall. The monument takes its name from the four holes that pierce its shaft, a distinctive feature that remains visible in its surviving stonework. Dating to the medieval period, the cross represents the type of religious monument commonly erected along routes and at boundaries throughout Cornwall during the Middle Ages. Such crosses served both practical and spiritual functions within the landscape, marking important thoroughfares and facilitating devotion among travellers.
Four Hole Cross, 200m north of Lord's Waste Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1016286. View the official record →
Four Hole Cross is a medieval wayside cross located near Lord's Waste Farm in Cornwall. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1016286.
Four Hole Cross, 200m north of Lord's Waste 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 1016286.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Animal pound called Crowpound (7.2 km), Churchyard cross and three wayside crosses in St Neot churchyard (7.3 km), Trewane Cross in St Neot churchyard (7.3 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Four Hole Cross, 200m north of Lord's Waste Farm'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.
Four Hole Cross, 200m north of Lord's Waste Farm stands on Unnamed Igneous Intrusion, Carboniferous To Permian, bedrock that formed in the Permian. The rock here is felsic-rock.