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Treslea Cross is a wayside cross of medieval date located near Cardinham in Cornwall. The monument survives as a stone cross shaft and base, representing the type of carved stone crosses that were erected along routes and at significant locations throughout medieval Cornwall. Such crosses served both practical and spiritual purposes, marking boundaries, directing travellers, and functioning as gathering points within communities. The exact date of its construction remains uncertain, though it is consistent with medieval cross-building traditions in the region spanning from the later medieval period onwards.
Treslea Cross, 750m ENE of Cardinham Church is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1007755. View the official record →
Treslea Cross is a wayside cross of medieval date located near Cardinham in Cornwall. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1007755.
Treslea Cross, 750m ENE of Cardinham Church 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 1007755.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Two bowl barrows 535m ENE of Fairy Cross forming part of a round barrow cemetery (6.6 km), Bowl barrow 430m south west of Fairy Cross Farm forming part of a round barrow cemetery (7 km), Bowl barrow 145m north west of Bodmin Lodge forming part of a round barrow cemetery (7.3 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Treslea Cross, 750m ENE of Cardinham Church'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.
Treslea Cross, 750m ENE of Cardinham Church stands on Middle Devonian (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Middle Devonian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.