© Mapbox · © OpenStreetMap contributors · Boundary data © Historic England (NHLE)
The Medieval wayside cross base, located ten metres south of Gunwalloe Church in Cornwall, is a scheduled ancient monument representing a common feature of medieval Christian landscape organisation. The structure dates to the medieval period and would have functioned as a marker along local routes and as a focus for devotional practice within the parish. The surviving element comprises the stone base of what was originally a larger cross monument, typical of those erected in rural areas throughout south-west England during the medieval centuries. Such wayside crosses served multiple purposes, including territorial definition, direction of pilgrimage routes, and markers of parish boundaries within the medieval ecclesiastical system.
Medieval wayside cross base, 10m south of Gunwalloe church is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1015627. View the official record →
The Medieval wayside cross base, located ten metres south of Gunwalloe Church in Cornwall, is a scheduled ancient monument representing a common feature of medieval Christian landscape organisation.
Medieval wayside cross base, 10m south of Gunwalloe 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 1015627.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow 280m NNW of Southernwood (3.5 km), Wayside cross 240m north west of Higher Predannack Farm (3.6 km), Bowl barrow 470m north of Ruan Pool (5.6 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Medieval wayside cross base, 10m south of Gunwalloe church'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 base, 10m south of Gunwalloe church stands on Middle Devonian (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Middle Devonian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.