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Wayside cross is a medieval stone cross located in the churchyard of Holy Trinity Church in Cornwall, England. The monument dates to the medieval period and represents the type of wayside or churchyard cross that was common throughout Devon and Cornwall, often serving as a focus for devotion and a marker within the ecclesiastical landscape. The cross survives as a substantial stone structure, though like many examples of its kind, it has undergone repair and restoration over the centuries. Such crosses formed an integral part of the religious and spatial organisation of medieval parishes, standing as enduring witnesses to Christian practice in the southwest of England.
Wayside cross in Holy Trinity Church churchyard is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1014897. View the official record →
Wayside cross is a medieval stone cross located in the churchyard of Holy Trinity Church in Cornwall, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1014897.
Wayside cross in Holy Trinity Church 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 1014897.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Round called Castle Gotha (3.1 km), Chapel Well, Towan (3.5 km), Part of a mining complex at South Polgooth Mine (3.6 km).
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