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Tremethick Cross is a standing stone monument located in Cornwall and registered as a scheduled ancient monument. The cross represents a form of stone marker that became prevalent in the Cornish landscape during the medieval period, though similar monuments have origins extending back into prehistoric times. Physical examination suggests it is a relatively simple stone structure characteristic of Cornish wayside markers, which often served both practical functions as boundary or directional indicators and religious or commemorative purposes. As with many such monuments in Cornwall, the precise dating and original purpose of Tremethick Cross remain subjects of archaeological interpretation, though its survival demonstrates the durability of these vernacular stone structures across centuries.
Tremethick Cross, 760m east of Tremethick Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1010844. View the official record →
Tremethick Cross is a standing stone monument located in Cornwall and registered as a scheduled ancient monument.
Tremethick Cross, 760m east of Tremethick 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 1010844.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Prehistoric entrance grave 900m north west of Tregiffian Farm (6 km), Bowl barrow 300m south west of the Merry Maidens Stone Circle (6.1 km), Boskenna Cross (6.3 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Tremethick Cross, 760m east of Tremethick 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.
Tremethick Cross, 760m east of Tremethick Farm stands on Upper Devonian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Late Devonian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.