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Wayside cross at Polmenna is a medieval stone cross located approximately 730 metres north east of Ley Green Farm in Cornwall. The monument dates from the medieval period and represents the category of wayside crosses that served both practical and spiritual functions within the rural landscape, providing waymarking for travellers and serving as foci for devotion. The cross survives as a physical testament to medieval religious practice and the organisation of the Cornish countryside, though specific details of its original form and any reconstructions remain within the archaeological record of the site.
Wayside cross at Polmenna, 730m north east of Ley Green Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1018046. View the official record →
Wayside cross at Polmenna is a medieval stone cross located approximately 730 metres north east of Ley Green Farm in Cornwall. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1018046.
Wayside cross at Polmenna, 730m north east of Ley Green 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 1018046.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow 780m east of Penventon (4.5 km), Two bowl barrows 535m ENE of Fairy Cross forming part of a round barrow cemetery (6.6 km), Churchyard cross immediately north east of the Parish Church (6.9 km).
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