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Lockengate Wayside Cross is a medieval stone cross located in Cornwall, England. The monument represents a characteristic form of rural religious marker from the medieval period, when such crosses served as focal points for worship, meeting places, and directional markers along important routes through the landscape. The structure survives as a testament to the enduring religious culture of medieval Cornwall and its material expression in the built environment, though the specific details of its construction date and architectural features remain documented in the heritage record under its official designation.
Medieval wayside cross at Lockengate is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1007959. View the official record →
Lockengate Wayside Cross is a medieval stone cross located in Cornwall, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1007959.
Medieval wayside cross at Lockengate 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 1007959.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Combined viaduct and aqueduct called Treffry Viaduct (4.8 km), Platform cairn 180m northwest of Hensbarrow Farm (5.6 km), Small multivallate hillfort 230m south-east of Great Prideaux (6.3 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Medieval wayside cross at Lockengate'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 wayside cross at Lockengate stands on Unnamed Igneous Intrusion, Carboniferous To Permian, bedrock that formed in the Permian. The rock here is felsic-rock.