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The medieval wayside cross at Castle Hill, located 740 metres north-east of Bodmin parish church in Cornwall, is a standing cross of medieval date that served as a marker along routes of local significance. The monument survives as a stone cross shaft, characteristic of the type of wayside crosses that proliferated throughout medieval England as aids to navigation and as religious focal points in the landscape. Such crosses frequently marked parish boundaries, routes to markets or shrines, or significant junctions in the medieval road network. The cross at Castle Hill remains an important record of medieval religious practice and the organisation of the medieval Cornish landscape.
Medieval wayside cross at Castle Hill, 740m north east of Bodmin parish church is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1008168. View the official record →
The medieval wayside cross at Castle Hill, located 740 metres north-east of Bodmin parish church in Cornwall, is a standing cross of medieval date that served as a marker along routes of local significance. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1008168.
Medieval wayside cross at Castle Hill, 740m north east of Bodmin parish 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 1008168.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Earlier prehistoric hillfort, stone hut circle settlement and field system at Helman Tor (6.1 km), Restormel Castle: motte, bailey and shell keep (6.6 km), Roman fort, annexes and temporary camp, 290m south-west of Restormel Farm (6.8 km).
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