Scheduled MonumentsEnglandTrehan Cross, at Trehan village

Trehan Cross, at Trehan village

England
List entry 1007968
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1007968
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0 hectares
Grid reference
SX 40449 58114
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Trehan Cross is a medieval stone cross located in Trehan village in Cornwall, England. The monument dates to the medieval period and survives as a standing cross of the type commonly erected in Cornish parishes during the later medieval centuries. Like other crosses of its class, it would have served as a focal point for the local community, potentially marking a significant location such as a parish boundary, meeting place, or point of religious devotion. The cross is recorded in the national heritage database under NHLE list entry 1007968.

Trehan Cross, at Trehan village is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1007968. View the official record →

About this monument

Questions & answers

What is Trehan Cross, at Trehan village?

Trehan Cross is a medieval stone cross located in Trehan village in Cornwall, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1007968.

Who is responsible for protecting Trehan Cross, at Trehan village?

Trehan Cross, at Trehan village 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 1007968.

What other scheduled monuments are near Trehan Cross, at Trehan village?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Inswork Chapel (5.8 km), Whitsand Bay practice battery (6.6 km), Whitsand Bay Battery (6.7 km).

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Monuments
The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.
Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Domesday
The settlement's entry in the 1086 Domesday Book: who held it, what it was worth, and the people who worked the land.
Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Trehan Cross, at Trehan village

Trehan Cross, at Trehan village stands on Unnamed Igneous Intrusion, Devonian, bedrock that formed in the Devonian. The rock here is mafic igneous-rock.

The wider landscape

Around Trehan Cross, at Trehan village

Battle of Braddock Down (1643)Battle (1643) · ~14.5 miles