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Wayside Cross at Camborne Park Recreation Ground is a medieval cross of uncertain date, likely belonging to the later medieval period, situated in Camborne, Cornwall. The monument consists of a cross head mounted on a shaft, typical of wayside crosses found throughout Cornwall that marked routes of pilgrimage, parish boundaries, or local gathering points. Such crosses served both practical and spiritual functions within medieval communities, though the specific purpose of this particular example remains unclear. The cross survives as an important example of Cornish medieval vernacular religious monuments and contributes to the archaeological record of the region's medieval landscape.
Wayside Cross at Camborne Park Recreation Ground is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1003049. View the official record →
Wayside Cross at Camborne Park Recreation Ground is a medieval cross of uncertain date, likely belonging to the later medieval period, situated in Camborne, Cornwall. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1003049.
Wayside Cross at Camborne Park Recreation Ground 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 1003049.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Three wayside crosses in the grounds of Clowance (4.6 km), Round cairn and kerbed cairn 300m north east of Blackrock Farm (5.3 km), Standing stone 100m west of Lezerea Farm (6.7 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Wayside Cross at Camborne Park Recreation Ground'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 at Camborne Park Recreation Ground stands on Unnamed Igneous Intrusion, Devonian, bedrock that formed in the Devonian. The rock here is mafic igneous-rock.