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Holyway Cross is a medieval wayside cross located approximately 550 metres east of Hicksmill in Cornwall. The monument dates to the medieval period and represents the class of stone crosses that once marked routes and boundaries throughout the Cornish landscape. Such crosses typically served religious and practical functions, guiding travellers and marking significant waypoints along established paths. The cross survives as a testament to medieval stone working practices and the religious landscape of medieval Cornwall.
Holyway Cross, 550m east of Hicksmill is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1007953. View the official record →
Holyway Cross is a medieval wayside cross located approximately 550 metres east of Hicksmill in Cornwall. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1007953.
Holyway Cross, 550m east of Hicksmill 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 1007953.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Prehistoric regular aggregate field system with two incorporated stone hut circles 850m north-east of Siblyback Farm (9.7 km), Earlier Prehistoric hillfort, two cairns, medieval pound and adjacent Prehistoric field systems, hut circles and transhumance huts on Stowe's Hill (9.8 km), Deserted medieval settlement 650m north-east of Siblyback Farm (9.9 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Holyway Cross, 550m east of Hicksmill'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.
Holyway Cross, 550m east of Hicksmill stands on Teign Valley Group, bedrock that formed in the Namurian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.