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The medieval wayside cross base 550m WNW of Lanhadron Farm is a surviving stone monument typical of devotional markers erected along routes and at significant points in the Cornish landscape during the medieval period. The structure consists of a stone base, the substantial foundation element that would originally have supported a wooden or stone cross shaft, though the upper portions have been lost. Such wayside crosses served both practical and spiritual functions, providing waymarkers for travellers whilst also acting as focal points for prayer and pilgrimage. The monument represents an important surviving example of medieval religious infrastructure in rural Cornwall, demonstrating the extensive Christianisation of the landscape during the medieval centuries.
Medieval wayside cross base 550m WNW of Lanhadron Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1007952. View the official record →
The medieval wayside cross base 550m WNW of Lanhadron Farm is a surviving stone monument typical of devotional markers erected along routes and at significant points in the Cornish landscape during the medieval period. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1007952.
Medieval wayside cross base 550m WNW of Lanhadron 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 1007952.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Wayside cross 35m south of Heligan House (1.7 km), Medieval cross base at St Ewe (2.1 km), Wayside cross at Beacon Cross, 265m east of Lanuah (2.2 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Medieval wayside cross base 550m WNW of Lanhadron Farm's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Medieval wayside cross base 550m WNW of Lanhadron Farm stands on Middle Devonian (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Middle Devonian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.