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Blisland wayside cross is a medieval stone cross located in the churchyard of Blisland parish church in Cornwall. The monument stands approximately ten metres to the west of the church building and comprises a cross head mounted upon a stone shaft, characteristic of the wayside crosses that served religious and community functions throughout medieval Cornwall. Dating to the medieval period, the cross represents a form of public devotional monument common in the landscape of southwest England during the later Middle Ages. Such crosses typically marked important locations within settlements and parishes, serving both as focal points for worship and as territorial markers within the medieval ecclesiastical landscape.
Medieval wayside cross in Blisland churchyard, 10m west of the church is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1014007. View the official record →
Blisland wayside cross is a medieval stone cross located in the churchyard of Blisland parish church in Cornwall. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1014007.
Medieval wayside cross in Blisland churchyard, 10m west of the 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 1014007.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Ornamented cross shaft at Glynn (8.3 km), Four bowl barrows north of Greymare Farm, forming part of a round barrow cemetery (9.5 km), Multi-span bridge known as Respryn Bridge (9.6 km).
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