Scheduled MonumentsEnglandWayside cross 110m SSW of Youlstone

Wayside cross 110m SSW of Youlstone

England
List entry 1006649
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1006649
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.02 hectares
Grid reference
SX 19822 89492
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Wayside cross 110m SSW of Youlstone is a medieval stone cross located in Cornwall. The monument belongs to the category of wayside crosses, which served as markers along routes and focal points in the medieval landscape, typically dating from the medieval period. The cross stands in the parish where it has been recorded as a heritage monument of archaeological significance. Such crosses frequently marked boundaries, pilgrimage routes, or meeting places within the medieval settlement pattern of Cornwall.

Wayside cross 110m SSW of Youlstone is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1006649. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Wayside cross 110m SSW of Youlstone?

Wayside cross 110m SSW of Youlstone is a medieval stone cross located in Cornwall. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1006649.

Who is responsible for protecting Wayside cross 110m SSW of Youlstone?

Wayside cross 110m SSW of Youlstone 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 1006649.

What other scheduled monuments are near Wayside cross 110m SSW of Youlstone?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Round (or petal) cairn on the summit of Leskernick Hill (9.3 km), Two Bronze Age settlements, associated field enclosures, small cairns, a cist and a propped stone on the south and western slopes of Leskernick Hill (9.5 km), Leskernick north stone circle (9.6 km).

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Overview
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Monuments
The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.
Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Domesday
The settlement's entry in the 1086 Domesday Book: who held it, what it was worth, and the people who worked the land.
Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
LiDAR
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Local Names
What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.
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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Wayside cross 110m SSW of Youlstone

Wayside cross 110m SSW of Youlstone stands on Teign Valley Group, bedrock that formed in the Namurian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.