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The Mexico Cross is a wayside cross located near Riviere Farm in Phillack, Cornwall. The monument dates to the medieval period and represents the type of stone cross commonly erected at significant points along routes and boundaries in medieval Cornwall. The cross survives as a standing stone structure, characteristic of wayside crosses from this era that served both practical navigational and religious functions within the landscape.
Wayside cross called The Mexico Cross, 250m north east of Riviere Farm, Phillack is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1004454. View the official record →
The Mexico Cross is a wayside cross located near Riviere Farm in Phillack, Cornwall. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1004454.
Wayside cross called The Mexico Cross, 250m north east of Riviere Farm, Phillack 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 1004454.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Enclosures E of Gurlyn (6.1 km), Two wayside crosses in St Hilary's churchyard (7.2 km), Early Christian memorial stone and cross slab in St Hilary's churchyard (7.2 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Wayside cross called The Mexico Cross, 250m north east of Riviere Farm, Phillack's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Wayside cross called The Mexico Cross, 250m north east of Riviere Farm, Phillack stands on Middle Devonian (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Middle Devonian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.