Scheduled MonumentsEnglandMedieval wayside cross on Laneast Downs, 270m SSW of High Hall Farm

Medieval wayside cross on Laneast Downs, 270m SSW of High Hall Farm

England
List entry 1007954
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1007954
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.01 hectares
Grid reference
SX 23475 85499
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

The Medieval wayside cross on Laneast Downs is a standing stone monument of medieval date situated approximately 270 metres south-south-west of High Hall Farm in Cornwall. Such crosses typically served as markers along routes of travel and pilgrimage, or as focal points for local communities, and would have formed part of the landscape infrastructure of medieval parishes. The monument is recorded as a scheduled ancient monument under the National Heritage List for England with entry number 1007954, reflecting its historical significance to the understanding of medieval settlement and communication patterns in this region of Cornwall.

Medieval wayside cross on Laneast Downs, 270m SSW of High Hall Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1007954. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Medieval wayside cross on Laneast Downs, 270m SSW of High Hall Farm?

The Medieval wayside cross on Laneast Downs is a standing stone monument of medieval date situated approximately 270 metres south-south-west of High Hall Farm in Cornwall. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1007954.

Who is responsible for protecting Medieval wayside cross on Laneast Downs, 270m SSW of High Hall Farm?

Medieval wayside cross on Laneast Downs, 270m SSW of High Hall 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 1007954.

What other scheduled monuments are near Medieval wayside cross on Laneast Downs, 270m SSW of High Hall Farm?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Platform cairn 667m ENE of Trewortha Farm (10.1 km), Round cairn 645m ENE of Trewortha Farm (10.1 km), Round cairn with central cist 970m ENE of Trewortha Farm (10.1 km).

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Monuments
The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.
Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Domesday
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Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Medieval wayside cross on Laneast Downs, 270m SSW of High Hall Farm

Medieval wayside cross on Laneast Downs, 270m SSW of High Hall Farm stands on Teign Valley Group, bedrock that formed in the Namurian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.