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Trevenning Cross is a wayside cross of medieval origin located approximately 700 metres south west of Trevenning village in Cornwall. The monument comprises a stone cross that has been adapted in the post-medieval period to serve as a guide post, reflecting the changing functional needs of the route it marked. The cross exemplifies the type of religious and directional markers that were characteristic features of the Cornish landscape from the medieval period onwards. Such monuments served both spiritual purposes for travellers and practical navigation functions along established ways.
Trevenning Cross and post-medieval guide post, 700m south west of Trevenning village is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1007965. View the official record →
Trevenning Cross is a wayside cross of medieval origin located approximately 700 metres south west of Trevenning village in Cornwall. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1007965.
Trevenning Cross and post-medieval guide post, 700m south west of Trevenning 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 1007965.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including The Prior's Cross at Washaway (8.5 km), Lantern cross 60m north east of Lancarffe (8.5 km), An early Christian memorial stone at Lancarffe (8.6 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Trevenning Cross and post-medieval guide post, 700m south west of Trevenning 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.
Trevenning Cross and post-medieval guide post, 700m south west of Trevenning village stands on Middle Devonian (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Middle Devonian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.