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Medieval wayside cross head 75m east of Newpark is a fragmentary stone cross dating to the medieval period. The monument consists of the upper portion of a wayside cross, a common feature of the medieval Cornish landscape that served purposes both religious and practical, marking routes and boundaries whilst providing focal points for the local community. The survival of only the cross head indicates the original shaft has been lost or destroyed, a fate common to many such monuments which were vulnerable to weathering, deliberate destruction, and agricultural activity over centuries. Such wayside crosses represent significant evidence of medieval devotion and settlement patterns in Cornwall.
Medieval wayside cross head 75m east of Newpark is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1011826. View the official record →
Medieval wayside cross head 75m east of Newpark is a fragmentary stone cross dating to the medieval period. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1011826.
Medieval wayside cross head 75m east of Newpark 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 1011826.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Four Hole Cross, 200m north of Lord's Waste Farm (8.8 km), Henge with stone circle called the Stripple Stones and adjacent bowl barrow 415m south east of Hawk's Tor (8.9 km), Prehistoric irregular field system and hut circle settlement with adjacent medieval regular field system and deserted settlement SE of Tresibbet Farm (9.3 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Medieval wayside cross head 75m east of Newpark's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Medieval wayside cross head 75m east of Newpark stands on Upper Devonian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Late Devonian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.