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Kerris Cross is a standing cross of medieval date located in Cornwall, England. The monument survives as a stone cross shaft, representing the type of religious or wayside marker that was common in the Cornish landscape during the medieval period. Such crosses typically served functions ranging from parochial boundaries to way-markers or sites of devotion. The cross is recorded as a scheduled ancient monument and contributes to the archaeological evidence of medieval settlement and religious practice in the region.
Kerris Cross is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1004491. View the official record →
Kerris Cross is a standing cross of medieval date located in Cornwall, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1004491.
Kerris Cross 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 1004491.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Prehistoric entrance grave 900m north west of Tregiffian Farm (3 km), Bowl barrow 300m south west of the Merry Maidens Stone Circle (3.1 km), Boskenna Cross (3.4 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Kerris Cross'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.
Kerris Cross stands on Unnamed Igneous Intrusion, Carboniferous To Permian, bedrock that formed in the Permian. The rock here is felsic-rock.