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Wayside cross in Gwinear churchyard is a medieval stone cross situated approximately five metres north of the church building. The monument dates to the medieval period and survives as a substantial upright stone structure characteristic of wayside crosses that once marked routes and gathering places within parish landscapes. Such crosses typically served both practical and spiritual functions, providing waymarkers for travellers whilst also serving as focal points for religious observance and community assembly. The cross forms part of the broader tradition of stone cross monuments that proliferated throughout Cornwall during the medieval and post-medieval periods.
Wayside cross in Gwinear churchyard, 5m north of the church is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1016160. View the official record →
Wayside cross in Gwinear churchyard is a medieval stone cross situated approximately five metres north of the church building. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1016160.
Wayside cross in Gwinear churchyard, 5m north 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 1016160.
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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Wayside cross in Gwinear churchyard, 5m north of the church stands on Upper Devonian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Late Devonian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.