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The Middle Moor Cross is a standing cross of medieval date located in the moorland setting of central Cornwall. The monument survives as a stone shaft and represents the type of wayside cross that would have served religious, territorial, or directional functions within the medieval landscape. Such crosses are characteristic features of Cornish heritage, marking routes, parish boundaries, or places of devotion during the medieval period. The survival of this example contributes to understanding the distribution and function of medieval religious monuments across the Cornish moorlands.
The Middle Moor Cross, 230m north-east of Camperdown Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1007957. View the official record →
The Middle Moor Cross is a standing cross of medieval date located in the moorland setting of central Cornwall. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1007957.
The Middle Moor Cross, 230m north-east of Camperdown 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 1007957.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including St Protus's Cross, 330m east of Blisland church (6.5 km), Medieval wayside cross in Blisland churchyard, 30m east of the church (6.6 km), Medieval wayside cross in Blisland churchyard, 10m west of the church (6.7 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of The Middle Moor Cross, 230m north-east of Camperdown Farm'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.
The Middle Moor Cross, 230m north-east of Camperdown Farm stands on Unnamed Igneous Intrusion, Carboniferous To Permian, bedrock that formed in the Permian. The rock here is felsic-rock.