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Wayside cross-head in Gwinear churchyard, east of the church

England

List entry 1016409

Nation

England

The designation

Reference

List entry 1016409

Authority

Historic England (NHLE)

Status

Scheduled Monument

Scheduled area

0 hectares

Grid reference

SW 59514 37363

Boundary

Scheduled area

Overview

History & significance

Wayside cross-head in Gwinear churchyard is a fragmentary medieval stone cross surviving in the form of its head only. The piece dates to the medieval period, though precise dating within that span remains uncertain. It stands east of Gwinear Church and represents the type of wayside cross that was common in Cornwall during the Middle Ages, serving functions ranging from territorial marker to devotional monument. The survival of only the head portion indicates the shaft has been lost, a fate common to many such crosses following medieval and post-medieval disturbance of churchyard ground.

Wayside cross-head in Gwinear churchyard, east of the church is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1016409. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Wayside cross-head in Gwinear churchyard, east of the church?

Wayside cross-head in Gwinear churchyard is a fragmentary medieval stone cross surviving in the form of its head only. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1016409.

Who is responsible for protecting Wayside cross-head in Gwinear churchyard, east of the church?

Wayside cross-head in Gwinear churchyard, east of the church 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 1016409.

What other scheduled monuments are near Wayside cross-head in Gwinear churchyard, east of the church?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including St Erth Churchtown cross (5 km), Churchyard cross and wayside cross in St Erth's churchyard (5.1 km), Enclosures E of Gurlyn (5.4 km).

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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

St Erth Churchtown cross

5 km

Churchyard cross and wayside cross in St Erth's churchyard

5.1 km

Enclosures E of Gurlyn

5.4 km

Side and King's Garden at Godolphin House

5.6 km

Part of a mining complex 210m south of Nancegollan Farm

6.7 km

Multi-period archaeological landscape on Tregonning Hill

7.2 km

Two wayside crosses in St Hilary's churchyard

7.5 km

Early Christian memorial stone and cross slab in St Hilary's churchyard

7.5 km

The ground beneath

The bedrock under Wayside cross-head in Gwinear churchyard, east of the church

Wayside cross-head in Gwinear churchyard, east of the church stands on Upper Devonian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Late Devonian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.

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