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Lantern cross 60m north east of Lancarffe is a wayside cross of medieval date located in Cornwall. The monument survives as a stone cross shaft, characteristic of the type of marker that would have served navigational, devotional, or administrative purposes in the medieval landscape. Such crosses were commonly erected during the later medieval period to assist travellers and pilgrims crossing otherwise featureless terrain, and this example contributes to the significant corpus of surviving medieval crosses recorded across Cornwall.
Lantern cross 60m north east of Lancarffe is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1016752. View the official record →
Lantern cross 60m north east of Lancarffe is a wayside cross of medieval date located in Cornwall. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1016752.
Lantern cross 60m north east of Lancarffe 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 1016752.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Earlier prehistoric hillfort, stone hut circle settlement and field system at Helman Tor (7.6 km), Restormel Castle: motte, bailey and shell keep (7.8 km), Roman fort, annexes and temporary camp, 290m south-west of Restormel Farm (8.1 km).
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