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Trewane Cross is a medieval stone cross located in the churchyard of St Neot parish church in Cornwall. The monument dates to the medieval period and stands as one of the carved stone crosses characteristic of Cornish ecclesiastical sites from this era. The cross displays the typical form of Cornish churchyard crosses, comprising a shaft and head worked in local stone. Such crosses served both religious and practical functions within parish communities, marking sacred space and potentially serving as gathering points or waymarkers associated with the church.
Trewane Cross in St Neot churchyard is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1016776. View the official record →
Trewane Cross is a medieval stone cross located in the churchyard of St Neot parish church in Cornwall. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1016776.
Trewane Cross in St Neot churchyard 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 1016776.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow 780m east of Penventon (5.8 km), Wayside cross called Killboy Cross (5.9 km), Two bowl barrows 535m ENE of Fairy Cross forming part of a round barrow cemetery (7.8 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Trewane Cross in St Neot churchyard'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.
Trewane Cross in St Neot churchyard stands on Middle Devonian (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Middle Devonian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.