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Wayside cross 660m north of Basil Farm is a medieval stone cross located in Cornwall, England. The monument is situated in a rural landscape north of Basil Farm and survives as a standing cross of the type commonly found in southwest England during the medieval period. Such wayside crosses typically served as waymarkers or foci for local devotion during the Middle Ages. The cross represents evidence of the religious and practical infrastructure that characterised medieval Cornish communities, though its precise original function and dating within the medieval period require detailed archaeological assessment.
Wayside cross 660m north of Basil Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1018003. View the official record →
Wayside cross 660m north of Basil Farm is a medieval stone cross located in Cornwall, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1018003.
Wayside cross 660m north of Basil 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 1018003.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including The Goodaver Stone Circle, 610m ESE of Tresibbet Farm (9.9 km), Prehistoric irregular field system and hut circle settlement with adjacent medieval regular field system and deserted settlement SE of Tresibbet Farm (9.9 km), Platform cairn with outer bank and central mound 740m NNE of Goodaver Farm (9.9 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Wayside cross 660m north of Basil 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 660m north of Basil Farm stands on Unnamed Extrusive Rocks, Carboniferous, bedrock that formed in the Carboniferous. The rock here is mafic tuff.