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Redgate wayside cross is a medieval stone cross located in Cornwall, England. The monument dates to the medieval period and represents a category of roadside religious markers that were common throughout the English landscape, serving both spiritual and practical functions for travellers. The cross survives as a substantial upright stone shaft, characteristic of Cornish wayside crosses from this era. Such crosses frequently marked important routes, parish boundaries, or places of religious significance within the medieval settlement pattern.
Medieval wayside cross at Redgate is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1007753. View the official record →
Redgate wayside cross is a medieval stone cross located in Cornwall, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1007753.
Medieval wayside cross at Redgate 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 1007753.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Culverland Cross in St Martin's churchyard to the north west of the church (4.9 km), Tencreek Cross in St Martin's churchyard 3.5m south east of the church (5 km), Wayside cross at Polmenna, 730m north east of Ley Green Farm (5 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Medieval wayside cross at Redgate'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 Redgate stands on Teign Valley Group, bedrock that formed in the Namurian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.