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Nun Careg Cross, 400m south-west of Boleigh Farm

England
List entry 1007956
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1007956
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.01 hectares
Grid reference
SW 43300 24604
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Nun Careg Cross is a standing cross of medieval date located in Cornwall. The monument survives as a stone cross shaft, representing the class of wayside crosses that were erected throughout medieval Cornwall, likely serving functions relating to Christian devotion, settlement boundaries, or way-marking. The cross stands approximately 400 metres south-west of Boleigh Farm in its designated location. Such crosses form an important corpus of surviving medieval stonework in Cornwall, though specific details regarding the precise dating and original form of this particular example require reference to specialist archaeological records maintained by the heritage authority.

Nun Careg Cross, 400m south-west of Boleigh Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1007956. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Nun Careg Cross, 400m south-west of Boleigh Farm?

Nun Careg Cross is a standing cross of medieval date located in Cornwall. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1007956.

Who is responsible for protecting Nun Careg Cross, 400m south-west of Boleigh Farm?

Nun Careg Cross, 400m south-west of Boleigh 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 1007956.

What other scheduled monuments are near Nun Careg Cross, 400m south-west of Boleigh Farm?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow 300m south west of the Merry Maidens Stone Circle (0.4 km), Boskenna Cross (0.8 km), Standing stone 410m south east of Boskenna Cross (0.8 km).

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Monuments
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Battlefields
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Roman Britain
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Domesday
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Civil War
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Geology
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LiDAR
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Bowl barrow 300m south west of the Merry Maidens Stone Circle
0.4 km
Boskenna Cross
0.8 km
Standing stone 410m south east of Boskenna Cross
0.8 km
Boskenna Gate Cross
1.4 km
An early Christian memorial stone at Boskenna
1.4 km
Promontory fort known as Treryn Dinas
4.4 km
Cross 150m south west of Rospletha
5.6 km
Wayside cross in St Levan churchyard, 10m north east of the church
5.8 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Nun Careg Cross, 400m south-west of Boleigh Farm

Nun Careg Cross, 400m south-west of Boleigh Farm stands on Unnamed Igneous Intrusion, Carboniferous To Permian, bedrock that formed in the Permian. The rock here is felsic-rock.

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