Scheduled MonumentsEnglandMedieval wayside cross at Tregaminion

Medieval wayside cross at Tregaminion

England
List entry 1010854
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1010854
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.01 hectares
Grid reference
SW 70774 12617
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Tregaminion Wayside Cross is a medieval stone cross located in Cornwall, England. The monument is a typical example of the wayside crosses that marked routes and boundaries throughout medieval Cornwall, serving practical purposes for travellers and defining parish limits. The cross dates to the medieval period, though precise dating of such monuments is often difficult without documentary evidence. As an entry on the National Heritage List for England (NHLE 1010854), it represents an important element of Cornwall's medieval religious and civic landscape.

Medieval wayside cross at Tregaminion is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1010854. View the official record →

About this monument

Questions & answers

What is Medieval wayside cross at Tregaminion?

Tregaminion Wayside Cross is a medieval stone cross located in Cornwall, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1010854.

Who is responsible for protecting Medieval wayside cross at Tregaminion?

Medieval wayside cross at Tregaminion 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 1010854.

What other scheduled monuments are near Medieval wayside cross at Tregaminion?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Holy well known as St Ruan's Well, 160m south east of Bruggan Farm (2.2 km), Stone hut circle settlement with irregular aggregate field system at Kynance Gate, 935m south east of Kynance Farm (2.4 km), Bowl barrow 440m south east of Mount Hermon (2.8 km).

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Monuments
The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.
Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Domesday
The settlement's entry in the 1086 Domesday Book: who held it, what it was worth, and the people who worked the land.
Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Medieval wayside cross at Tregaminion

Medieval wayside cross at Tregaminion stands on Unnamed Igneous Intrusion, Devonian, bedrock that formed in the Devonian. The rock here is ultramafitite.