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Wayside cross base 125m west of the Merry Maidens stone circle is a fragmentary monument consisting of the stone base of a wayside cross located in the parish of St Buryan, near Penzance in west Cornwall. The base represents the surviving foundation element of a cross that would have originally stood considerably taller, typical of the medieval period crosses that marked routes and boundaries throughout Cornwall. The monument dates to the medieval period, though the exact century of its construction cannot be determined with precision from the surviving remains. Its proximity to the Merry Maidens, a Neolithic stone circle, underscores the layering of different periods of human activity and ritual significance across this landscape.
Wayside cross base 125m west of the Merry Maidens stone circle is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1018571. View the official record →
Wayside cross base 125m west of the Merry Maidens stone circle is a fragmentary monument consisting of the stone base of a wayside cross located in the parish of St Buryan, near Penzance in west Cornwall. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1018571.
Wayside cross base 125m west of the Merry Maidens stone circle 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 1018571.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow 300m south west of the Merry Maidens Stone Circle (0.2 km), Boskenna Cross (0.6 km), Standing stone 410m south east of Boskenna Cross (0.6 km).
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