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Altarnun wayside cross is a medieval stone monument located within the churchyard of Altarnun parish church in Cornwall. The cross dates from the medieval period and represents the tradition of wayside crosses that served both devotional and practical functions in medieval communities, often marking boundaries, routes, or places of gathering. The monument survives as a substantial stone structure, characteristic of Cornish medieval crosses of its type. Such crosses formed an important part of the religious and social landscape of medieval Cornwall and remain significant evidence of medieval piety and parish organisation.
Medieval wayside cross in Altarnun churchyard is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1014857. View the official record →
Altarnun wayside cross is a medieval stone monument located within the churchyard of Altarnun parish church in Cornwall. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1014857.
Medieval wayside cross in Altarnun churchyard 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 1014857.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Prehistoric regular aggregate field system with incorporated enclosure and stone hut circles 550m NNW of Lamelgate Farm (9.8 km), Stone hut circle centred 460m ESE of Sparretts Farm (9.9 km), Stone hut circle 425m south east of Sparretts Farm (9.9 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Medieval wayside cross in Altarnun churchyard's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Medieval wayside cross in Altarnun churchyard stands on Upper Devonian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Late Devonian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.