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Standing cross 120m south west of Little Carnkief is a medieval wayside cross located in Cornwall. The monument dates to the medieval period, typical of the crosses that were erected throughout south-west England during the later medieval centuries, serving functions both devotional and directional for travellers. The cross survives as a stone monument in its landscape setting near the settlement of Little Carnkief. Such crosses represent an important category of medieval religious and social infrastructure across the Cornish countryside.
Standing cross 120m south west of Little Carnkief is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1020555. View the official record →
Standing cross 120m south west of Little Carnkief is a medieval wayside cross located in Cornwall. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1020555.
Standing cross 120m south west of Little Carnkief 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 1020555.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow 425m north west of Little Regarded Farm (6.9 km), Hillfort 225m north east of Bosvisack (6.9 km), Round 200m north west of Penventinnie (7.2 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Standing cross 120m south west of Little Carnkief'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.
Standing cross 120m south west of Little Carnkief stands on Middle Devonian (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Middle Devonian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.