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Vincent Mine Cross is a wayside cross located in Cornwall, England, dating to the medieval period. The monument stands as evidence of the region's historical network of crosses that marked routes and boundaries across the Cornish landscape. As with many Cornish crosses of this type, it likely served both practical and spiritual functions, providing waymarking for travellers and serving as a focus for local communities. The cross remains an important record of medieval religious and social practices in Cornwall.
Vincent Mine Cross is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1008175. View the official record →
Vincent Mine Cross is a wayside cross located in Cornwall, England, dating to the medieval period. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1008175.
Vincent Mine Cross 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 1008175.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Deserted medieval settlement and part of its associated field system on Redhill Downs (8.7 km), Round cairn on Draynes Common, 950m south-west of Lamelgate Farm (9 km), Platform cairn with outer bank 825m NNW of Higher Draynes Farm (9.3 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Vincent Mine Cross'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.
Vincent Mine Cross stands on Unnamed Igneous Intrusion, Carboniferous To Permian, bedrock that formed in the Permian. The rock here is felsic-rock.