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Medieval wayside cross base, 140m south of Trevemper Farm

England
List entry 1010860
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1010860
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.01 hectares
Grid reference
SW 81523 59728
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Medieval wayside cross base is a stone monument located 140 metres south of Trevemper Farm in Cornwall, England. The structure consists of the surviving base of a wayside cross, a type of stone monument commonly erected during the medieval period along routes and at significant locations throughout England. Such crosses served practical and religious functions, marking boundaries, directing travellers, and serving as focal points for worship and community gathering. The monument's survival as a base without its upper shaft is characteristic of many medieval crosses that have been damaged or deliberately dismantled over subsequent centuries.

Medieval wayside cross base, 140m south of Trevemper Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1010860. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Medieval wayside cross base, 140m south of Trevemper Farm?

Medieval wayside cross base is a stone monument located 140 metres south of Trevemper Farm in Cornwall, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1010860.

Who is responsible for protecting Medieval wayside cross base, 140m south of Trevemper Farm?

Medieval wayside cross base, 140m south of Trevemper Farm 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 1010860.

What other scheduled monuments are near Medieval wayside cross base, 140m south of Trevemper Farm?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Multiple enclosure fort 320m north of Engelly (7.1 km), Trevalsa Cross, 350m north-west of Trerice Farm (7.9 km), A prehistoric round known as Caer Kief (7.9 km).

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Battlefields
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Domesday
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Multiple enclosure fort 320m north of Engelly
7.1 km
Trevalsa Cross, 350m north-west of Trerice Farm
7.9 km
A prehistoric round known as Caer Kief
7.9 km
Caer Dane
8.4 km
Bowl barrow 425m north east of Polvenna
9.1 km
Wayside cross in St Allen churchyard, 2m south west of the church
9.1 km
Wayside cross in St Allen churchyard, 2m east of the church
9.2 km
Churchyard cross in St Allen churchyard, 2m south of the church
9.2 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Medieval wayside cross base, 140m south of Trevemper Farm

Medieval wayside cross base, 140m south of Trevemper Farm stands on Lower Devonian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Early Devonian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.

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