Medieval churchyard cross-head and medieval cross-shaft in St Mary Magdalene's churchyard

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History & significance

St Mary Magdalene's churchyard cross is a medieval monument comprising a cross-head and shaft, located in Cornwall. The monument dates to the medieval period, when such crosses served important functions within parish churchyards as gathering points and focal features of the consecrated space. The surviving elements demonstrate the stone-working traditions characteristic of Cornish medieval craftsmanship, with the cross-head and shaft representing the type of permanent religious monument commonly erected in parish churchyards throughout south-western England during the Middle Ages. This cross forms part of the broader corpus of medieval churchyard monuments that remain significant evidence for the liturgical and social life of medieval Cornish parishes.

Medieval churchyard cross-head and medieval cross-shaft in St Mary Magdalene's churchyard is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1014023. View the official record →

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