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Standing cross 200m south of Trelowthas is a medieval stone cross located in Cornwall. The monument dates to the medieval period and survives as a substantial upright stone shaft, characteristic of the wayside crosses that were erected throughout Cornwall during the Middle Ages. Such crosses typically served multiple functions within their communities, including as waymarkers, meeting points, and religious monuments. The cross's survival to the present day, despite the weathering and loss common to many medieval stone monuments in the county, provides evidence of medieval settlement and organisation in this locality.
Standing cross 200m south of Trelowthas is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1020104. View the official record →
Standing cross 200m south of Trelowthas is a medieval stone cross located in Cornwall. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1020104.
Standing cross 200m south of Trelowthas 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 1020104.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Fentongollan Cross, 620m north west of St Michael Penkevil Church (4.9 km), Churchyard cross in Lamorran churchyard (5 km), Castlezens multiple enclosure fort (6.3 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Standing cross 200m south of Trelowthas'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 200m south of Trelowthas stands on Middle Devonian (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Middle Devonian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.