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The wayside cross and cross slab in St Michael's churchyard is a medieval stone monument consisting of a cross head mounted upon a slab base. The cross dates to the medieval period, likely the fourteenth or fifteenth century, and represents a common form of religious monument found throughout Cornwall during the later Middle Ages. Such crosses served as focal points for devotion and were frequently positioned in churchyards and at wayside locations where they functioned as markers of sacred space and stopping points for pilgrims and parishioners. The survival of both the cross head and its original slab base at this location demonstrates the enduring significance of the site and the preservation of this important example of Cornish medieval stonework.
Wayside cross and cross slab in St Michael's churchyard is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1019054. View the official record →
The wayside cross and cross slab in St Michael's churchyard is a medieval stone monument consisting of a cross head mounted upon a slab base. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1019054.
Wayside cross and cross slab in St Michael's churchyard 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 1019054.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Two round barrows on Pedngwinian Head (6.6 km), Churchyard cross in Cury churchyard (6.7 km), Wayside cross in Gunwalloe churchyard, 0.75m east of the church (7.2 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Wayside cross and cross slab in St Michael's churchyard'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 slab in St Michael's churchyard stands on Upper Devonian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Late Devonian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.