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Trequite Cross is a medieval wayside cross located in the village of Trequite in Cornwall. The monument dates to the medieval period and forms part of the significant tradition of stone crosses that marked routes and boundaries throughout Cornwall during the Middle Ages. The cross survives as a standing stone monument of local historical importance, representative of the religious and practical functions such crosses served in medieval Cornish communities. Its designation as a heritage monument reflects its value as a record of medieval settlement patterns and devotional practices in the county.
Trequite Cross, at Trequite village is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1008166. View the official record →
Trequite Cross is a medieval wayside cross located in the village of Trequite in Cornwall. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1008166.
Trequite Cross, at Trequite 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 1008166.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Round barrow cemetery on Hustyn Downs (9.4 km), Roman fort called 'Nanstallon Roman fort' 135m south west of Tregear (9.9 km), A platform barrow, a saucer barrow and a disc barrow 470m ENE of St Breock Beacon (10.1 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Trequite Cross, at Trequite village'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.
Trequite Cross, at Trequite village stands on Upper Devonian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Late Devonian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.