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St Buryan churchtown cross is a medieval wayside cross located in the parish of St Buryan in Cornwall. The cross dates to the fourteenth or fifteenth century and stands within the churchtown, serving as a focal point for the settlement. It comprises a granite shaft mounted upon a stepped base, characteristic of Cornish crosses of the late medieval period. The monument reflects the religious and communal significance of such crosses in medieval Cornish parishes, where they functioned as markers, meeting places, and expressions of local piety.
St Buryan churchtown cross is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1010214. View the official record →
St Buryan churchtown cross is a medieval wayside cross located in the parish of St Buryan in Cornwall. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1010214.
St Buryan churchtown cross 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 1010214.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including An early Christian memorial stone at Boskenna (2.4 km), Standing stone 410m south east of Boskenna Cross (2.6 km), Promontory fort known as Treryn Dinas (3.8 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of St Buryan churchtown cross's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
St Buryan churchtown cross stands on Unnamed Igneous Intrusion, Carboniferous To Permian, bedrock that formed in the Permian. The rock here is felsic-rock.