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The Medieval churchyard cross in Michaelstow churchyard is a standing stone monument of medieval date located in the parish of Michaelstow in Cornwall. Such crosses served important functions within churchyard spaces, acting as focal points for open-air worship and community gatherings in the medieval period. The monument survives as a testament to the devotional and social life of the medieval parish, representing a class of ecclesiastical monuments that were common throughout England during the medieval centuries. The cross remains in situ within the churchyard setting for which it was originally constructed.
Medieval churchyard cross in Michaelstow churchyard is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1014018. View the official record →
The Medieval churchyard cross in Michaelstow churchyard is a standing stone monument of medieval date located in the parish of Michaelstow in Cornwall. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1014018.
Medieval churchyard cross in Michaelstow churchyard 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 1014018.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow known as Council Barrow (8.8 km), Wayside cross in the grounds of Pencarrow, 130m SSE of Pencarrow House (8.9 km), Iron Age defended settlement called Penhargard Castle (9.2 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Medieval churchyard cross in Michaelstow churchyard'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.
Medieval churchyard cross in Michaelstow churchyard stands on Middle Devonian (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Middle Devonian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.