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Wayside cross and cross-base in Camborne churchyard is a medieval stone monument situated approximately 10 metres south-west of the parish church. The structure comprises a cross head mounted upon a substantial stone base, typical of the type of wayside crosses that served religious and communal functions throughout medieval Cornwall. The monument dates to the medieval period, though the exact century of its construction has not been definitively established by scholarly consensus. Such crosses commonly functioned as focal points for prayer, penitence, and assembly within ecclesiastical precincts, and this example remains an important witness to the religious landscape of medieval Cornwall.
Wayside cross and cross-base in Camborne churchyard, 10m south west of the church is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1018490. View the official record →
Wayside cross and cross-base in Camborne churchyard is a medieval stone monument situated approximately 10 metres south-west of the parish church. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1018490.
Wayside cross and cross-base in Camborne churchyard, 10m south west of the 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 1018490.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Three wayside crosses in the grounds of Clowance (4.8 km), Round cairn and kerbed cairn 300m north east of Blackrock Farm (5.3 km), Round cairn 185m NNW of Old Hilltop Farm (6.2 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Wayside cross and cross-base in Camborne churchyard, 10m south west of the church'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 and cross-base in Camborne churchyard, 10m south west of the church stands on Unnamed Igneous Intrusion, Devonian, bedrock that formed in the Devonian. The rock here is mafic igneous-rock.