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Job's Cross, medieval wayside cross 500m north east of Trewethern

England
List entry 1008165
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1008165
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0 hectares
Grid reference
SX 01146 76713
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Job's Cross is a medieval wayside cross located approximately 500 metres north-east of Trewethern in Cornwall. The monument survives as a stone cross of medieval date, representative of the numerous wayside crosses that once marked routes and boundaries throughout Cornwall during the Middle Ages. Such crosses served practical functions as directional markers and gathering points for travellers, whilst also holding religious significance within the landscape of medieval Christian practice. The cross remains a notable example of vernacular medieval stone monuments that characterise the Cornish countryside.

Job's Cross, medieval wayside cross 500m north east of Trewethern is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1008165. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Job's Cross, medieval wayside cross 500m north east of Trewethern?

Job's Cross is a medieval wayside cross located approximately 500 metres north-east of Trewethern in Cornwall. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1008165.

Who is responsible for protecting Job's Cross, medieval wayside cross 500m north east of Trewethern?

Job's Cross, medieval wayside cross 500m north east of Trewethern 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 1008165.

What other scheduled monuments are near Job's Cross, medieval wayside cross 500m north east of Trewethern?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Round barrow cemetery on Hustyn Downs (8.8 km), Bowl barrow 540m WSW of St Breock Downs Farm (9.2 km), Standing stone 815m west of St Breock Downs Farm (9.3 km).

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Battlefields
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Roman Britain
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Domesday
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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.
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Round barrow cemetery on Hustyn Downs
8.8 km
Bowl barrow 540m WSW of St Breock Downs Farm
9.2 km
Standing stone 815m west of St Breock Downs Farm
9.3 km
St Breock Downs monolith and surrounding cairn
9.5 km
Burial chamber on St Breock Downs
9.5 km
Bowl barrow called Tregawne Barrow
9.6 km
Ruthern Bridge with adjacent ford
9.9 km
Roman fort called 'Nanstallon Roman fort' 135m south west of Tregear
10 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Job's Cross, medieval wayside cross 500m north east of Trewethern

Job's Cross, medieval wayside cross 500m north east of Trewethern stands on Upper Devonian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Late Devonian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.

The wider landscape

Around Job's Cross, medieval wayside cross 500m north east of Trewethern

Battle of Lostwithiel 21 August 1644Battle (1644) · ~12 milesBattle of Braddock Down (1643)Battle (1643) · ~13.2 milesBattle of Lostwithiel 31 August - 1 September 1644Battle (1644) · ~14.2 milesBattle of Stratton 1643Battle (1643) · ~23.1 miles
Domesday entry for Carmar, Cornwall →
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