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The wayside cross base in Colan churchyard is a fragmentary medieval stone monument consisting of the lower portion of what was formerly a freestanding cross. The surviving element is the base or plinth, which testifies to the presence of a substantial cross structure within or near the churchyard during the medieval period. Such wayside crosses served important communal functions in medieval Cornwall, marking sacred or significant locations and serving as focal points for devotion and assembly. The monument's current fragmentary state reflects the common attrition suffered by many such crosses over subsequent centuries, though its survival in the churchyard demonstrates the ecclesiastical significance of this location in Colan parish.
Wayside cross base in Colan churchyard is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1016364. View the official record →
The wayside cross base in Colan churchyard is a fragmentary medieval stone monument consisting of the lower portion of what was formerly a freestanding cross. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1016364.
Wayside cross base in Colan 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 1016364.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow 570m south of Mitchell Farm (7.5 km), Two bowl barrows 650m and 410m north west of Hendra Farm (7.6 km), Warren's Barrow (7.7 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Wayside cross base in Colan 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 base in Colan churchyard stands on Lower Devonian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Early Devonian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.