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Wayside cross 515m north east of Castle Farm is a standing cross of medieval date located in Cornwall, England. The monument survives as a worked stone shaft, characteristic of the wayside crosses that marked routes and boundaries throughout the medieval landscape of Cornwall. Such crosses served practical functions as directional markers for travellers and pilgrims, whilst also possessing religious significance within the Christian communities they served. The exact dating and original form of this particular example remain typical of many Cornish wayside crosses, which are difficult to date precisely without documentary evidence, though most belong to the late medieval period.
Wayside cross 515m north east of Castle Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1004647. View the official record →
Wayside cross 515m north east of Castle Farm is a standing cross of medieval date located in Cornwall, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1004647.
Wayside cross 515m north east of Castle Farm 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 1004647.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Longstone on Longstone Downs (7 km), Earlier prehistoric hillfort and round cairn at St Stephen's Beacon (8.2 km), Round 310m east of Carloggas Moor Farm (8.3 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Wayside cross 515m north east of Castle Farm'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.
Wayside cross 515m north east of Castle Farm stands on Lower Devonian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Early Devonian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.