Scheduled Monuments›England›Wayside cross and cross-base immediately north east of the Donald Thomas Daycare Centre, 180m east of St Meriadoc and St Martin's Church

Wayside cross and cross-base immediately north east of the Donald Thomas Daycare Centre, 180m east of St Meriadoc and St Martin's Church

England
List entry 1016749
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1016749
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.01 hectares
Grid reference
SW 64700 40056
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

The wayside cross and cross-base immediately north east of the Donald Thomas Daycare Centre, 180m east of St Meriadoc and St Martin's Church, is a medieval monument located in Cornwall. The cross belongs to the tradition of wayside crosses that characterised the medieval Cornish landscape, serving functions related to Christian devotion, assembly, or boundary marking. The surviving cross-base indicates the structure's age and permanence within the local landscape, though the precise dating and original form of the upper shaft remain matters of archaeological assessment. Such monuments are characteristic of the medieval period and reflect the religious and social infrastructure of medieval Cornwall.

Wayside cross and cross-base immediately north east of the Donald Thomas Daycare Centre, 180m east of St Meriadoc and St Martin's Church is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1016749. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Wayside cross and cross-base immediately north east of the Donald Thomas Daycare Centre, 180m east of St Meriadoc and St Martin's Church?

The wayside cross and cross-base immediately north east of the Donald Thomas Daycare Centre, 180m east of St Meriadoc and St Martin's Church, is a medieval monument located in Cornwall. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1016749.

Who is responsible for protecting Wayside cross and cross-base immediately north east of the Donald Thomas Daycare Centre, 180m east of St Meriadoc and St Martin's Church?

Wayside cross and cross-base immediately north east of the Donald Thomas Daycare Centre, 180m east of St Meriadoc and St Martin's Church 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 1016749.

What other scheduled monuments are near Wayside cross and cross-base immediately north east of the Donald Thomas Daycare Centre, 180m east of St Meriadoc and St Martin's Church?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Three wayside crosses in the grounds of Clowance (4.9 km), Round cairn and kerbed cairn 300m north east of Blackrock Farm (5.3 km), Round cairn 185m NNW of Old Hilltop Farm (6 km).

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Battlefields
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Domesday
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Three wayside crosses in the grounds of Clowance
4.9 km
Round cairn and kerbed cairn 300m north east of Blackrock Farm
5.3 km
Round cairn 185m NNW of Old Hilltop Farm
6 km
Standing stone 100m west of Lezerea Farm
6.5 km
Round at Castle Kayle Farm
7.7 km
Part of a mining complex 210m south of Nancegollan Farm
7.8 km
Bodilly Cross, at Bodilly Veor
8.1 km
Part of the mining complex of Wheal Basset and Grylls Mine called Tyack's Shaft
8.5 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Wayside cross and cross-base immediately north east of the Donald Thomas Daycare Centre, 180m east of St Meriadoc and St Martin's Church

Wayside cross and cross-base immediately north east of the Donald Thomas Daycare Centre, 180m east of St Meriadoc and St Martin's Church stands on Unnamed Igneous Intrusion, Devonian, bedrock that formed in the Devonian. The rock here is mafic igneous-rock.

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