© Mapbox · © OpenStreetMap contributors · Boundary data © Historic England (NHLE)
Nancor Cross is a Cornish wayside cross located approximately 400 metres north west of Nancor in Cornwall. The monument dates to the medieval period, when such crosses served as markers along routes of travel and pilgrimage, as well as focal points for local communities. The cross exhibits the characteristic features of Cornish medieval stone crosses, though its current state of preservation should be noted from any site record documentation. Like many surviving examples from Cornwall, it represents an important survival of medieval devotional and administrative landscape features.
Nancor Cross, 400m north west of Nancor is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1016284. View the official record →
Nancor Cross is a Cornish wayside cross located approximately 400 metres north west of Nancor in Cornwall. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1016284.
Nancor Cross, 400m north west of Nancor 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 1016284.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Holy well of St Cuby, 25m south west of Brookfield (3.7 km), Medieval cross base at St Ewe (4 km), Wayside cross at Beacon Cross, 265m east of Lanuah (4.8 km).
Aubrey generates in-depth historical research for any address in Britain — drawing on scheduled monument data, Domesday records, Roman heritage, PAS finds and medieval history to reveal the complete story of a landscape.
Research the area around Nancor Cross, 400m north west of Nancor