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The medieval wayside cross 550m north-west of Lewannick church is a small stone cross of uncertain date, likely erected during the medieval period to serve as a wayside marker or focal point for travellers and pilgrims in the Cornish landscape. The monument survives in fragmentary form, reflecting the erosion and damage typical of outdoor stone structures exposed to centuries of weathering. Such wayside crosses functioned as important elements of medieval rural religious topography, often positioned along routes of local significance to mark boundaries, pilgrim paths, or places of devotion. The survival of this example, despite its damaged condition, contributes to the archaeological record of medieval religious practice and settlement patterns in north-eastern Cornwall.
Medieval wayside cross 550m north-west of Lewannick church is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1007757. View the official record →
The medieval wayside cross 550m north-west of Lewannick church is a small stone cross of uncertain date, likely erected during the medieval period to serve as a wayside marker or focal point for travellers and pilgrims in the Cornish landscape. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1007757.
Medieval wayside cross 550m north-west of Lewannick church 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 1007757.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including The Hurlers: three stone circles with paired outlying stones (9.9 km), Medieval and post-medieval tin and copper mines with medieval field system on the middle and lower northern slopes of Caradon Hill (9.9 km), Two cairns 550m and 587m ENE of Trewalla Farm and two adjacent small clearance cairns (10.1 km).
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