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Stump Cross is a standing stone or wayside cross located approximately 600 metres west of Sheviock Barton in Cornwall. The monument is recorded as a scheduled ancient monument and listed on the National Heritage List for England. Though local tradition has associated such roadside crosses with medieval or later periods, the exact dating and original purpose of this particular example remain uncertain in the scholarly record. The site's designation reflects its significance as a historic landscape feature within the Cornish countryside.
Stump Cross, 600m west of Sheviock Barton is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1010858. View the official record →
Stump Cross is a standing stone or wayside cross located approximately 600 metres west of Sheviock Barton in Cornwall. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1010858.
Stump Cross, 600m west of Sheviock Barton 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 1010858.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Medieval wayside cross at Crafthole (0.9 km), Dovecot 520m north-east of Whitsand Bay Hotel (0.9 km), Round on Berry Down (1.4 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Stump Cross, 600m west of Sheviock Barton'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.
Stump Cross, 600m west of Sheviock Barton stands on Lower Devonian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Early Devonian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.