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Wayside cross 40m west of Helland House

England
List entry 1006672
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1006672
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.01 hectares
Grid reference
SW 75253 31429
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Wayside cross 40m west of Helland House is a medieval stone cross situated in Cornwall, England. The monument dates from the medieval period and represents the type of wayside cross that once served important functions within the local landscape, whether as a meeting point, boundary marker, or focus for devotion. The cross survives as a standing stone monument that contributes to understanding the medieval organisation and use of the Cornish countryside. Its designation as a scheduled ancient monument reflects its historical significance within the broader context of medieval Cornish material culture.

Wayside cross 40m west of Helland House is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1006672. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Wayside cross 40m west of Helland House?

Wayside cross 40m west of Helland House is a medieval stone cross situated in Cornwall, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1006672.

Who is responsible for protecting Wayside cross 40m west of Helland House?

Wayside cross 40m west of Helland House 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 1006672.

What other scheduled monuments are near Wayside cross 40m west of Helland House?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Iron Age defended settlement 250m north of Higher Trenower (7.6 km), Later prehistoric to Roman round incorporating contemporary fogou at Halliggye (8.4 km), Earthwork 100yds (90m) ESE of Tregidden (8.5 km).

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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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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Iron Age defended settlement 250m north of Higher Trenower
7.6 km
Later prehistoric to Roman round incorporating contemporary fogou at Halliggye
8.4 km
Earthwork 100yds (90m) ESE of Tregidden
8.5 km
Bowl barrow at Roskruge Beacon
8.7 km
Three round barrows 500yds (460m) W of Polkerth
9.8 km
Round 200m north east of Burncoose
10 km
Two bowl barrows 570m south west of Polkerth forming part of a larger round barrow cemetery on Goonhilly Downs
10 km
Ring ditch 200yds (180m) SW of Trelease Mill
10 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Wayside cross 40m west of Helland House

Wayside cross 40m west of Helland House stands on Unnamed Igneous Intrusion, Carboniferous To Permian, bedrock that formed in the Permian. The rock here is felsic-rock.

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