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Wayside cross 290m north west of Basill

England
List entry 1017047
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1017047
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.01 hectares
Grid reference
SX 20211 84209
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Wayside cross 290m north west of Basill is a medieval cross located in Cornwall, England. The monument is recorded on the National Heritage List for England under entry 1017047 and represents the type of wayside crosses that were commonly erected in medieval parishes to serve as waymarkers, preaching points, or sites of devotion. The cross dates to the medieval period, though the precise construction date remains uncertain without detailed archaeological investigation or stylistic analysis. Like many Cornish wayside crosses, it would have functioned as an important landmark in the rural landscape for local inhabitants and travelling populations.

Wayside cross 290m north west of Basill is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1017047. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Wayside cross 290m north west of Basill?

Wayside cross 290m north west of Basill is a medieval cross located in Cornwall, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1017047.

Who is responsible for protecting Wayside cross 290m north west of Basill?

Wayside cross 290m north west of Basill 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 1017047.

What other scheduled monuments are near Wayside cross 290m north west of Basill?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Round barrow W of Dozmary Pool (9.7 km), Tor cairn on Newel Tor, 1.5km north of Siblyback Farm (10.6 km), Unenclosed hut circle settlement with incorporated enclosure 1.5km north-west of Wardbrook Farm (10.7 km).

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Monuments
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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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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Round barrow W of Dozmary Pool
9.7 km
Tor cairn on Newel Tor, 1.5km north of Siblyback Farm
10.6 km
Unenclosed hut circle settlement with incorporated enclosure 1.5km north-west of Wardbrook Farm
10.7 km
Prehistoric funerary cist 1.275km NW of Wardbrook Farm
10.9 km
Prehistoric unenclosed hut circle settlement incorporating a medieval tin miners' cache and medieval shelter 1.285km north-west of Wardbrook Farm
11 km
Prehistoric linear boundaries, cairn and enclosure 1.225km north-west of Wardbrook Farm
11 km
Round cairn 1.162km NW of Wardbrook Farm
11.1 km
Round cairn 1.14km NW of Wardbrook Farm
11.1 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Wayside cross 290m north west of Basill

Wayside cross 290m north west of Basill stands on Unnamed Extrusive Rocks, Carboniferous, bedrock that formed in the Carboniferous. The rock here is mafic tuff.

The wider landscape

Around Wayside cross 290m north west of Basill

Battle of Braddock Down (1643)Battle (1643) · ~13.2 milesBattle of Stratton 1643Battle (1643) · ~14.3 milesBattle of Lostwithiel 21 August 1644Battle (1644) · ~15.4 milesBattle of Lostwithiel 31 August - 1 September 1644Battle (1644) · ~18.7 miles
Domesday entry for Bowithick, Cornwall →
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