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Wayside cross in Holy Trinity churchyard, Tresillian is a medieval stone cross of uncertain date, likely erected between the thirteenth and fifteenth centuries. The monument comprises a cross head mounted on a stone shaft and base, characteristic of wayside crosses that once marked significant routes and gathering places throughout medieval Cornwall. Such crosses served both practical and spiritual functions, indicating pathways, marking boundaries, and providing focal points for religious devotion and community gatherings. The cross remains in situ within the churchyard, where it represents an important survival of medieval monumental culture in the Tresillian parish.
Wayside cross in Holy Trinity churchyard, Tresillian is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1015073. View the official record →
Wayside cross in Holy Trinity churchyard, Tresillian is a medieval stone cross of uncertain date, likely erected between the thirteenth and fifteenth centuries. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1015073.
Wayside cross in Holy Trinity churchyard, Tresillian 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 1015073.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Multiple enclosure fort at Round Wood (6.9 km), Round 310m north of Carlannick (7 km), Two rounds at Playing Place, 960m and 970m south west of Carlyon Farm (7.1 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Wayside cross in Holy Trinity churchyard, Tresillian'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 in Holy Trinity churchyard, Tresillian stands on Middle Devonian (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Middle Devonian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.