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Wayside cross in Ludgvan churchyard is a medieval stone cross of uncertain date, located approximately ten metres south-east of the parish church. The monument survives as a shaft and base, characteristic of the type of wayside crosses that proliferated throughout Cornwall during the medieval period, likely erected for purposes of prayer, pilgrimage, or boundary marking. Crosses of this form are typically assigned to the late medieval period, though precise dating remains difficult without documentary evidence or detailed stylistic analysis. The cross remains in situ within the churchyard, forming part of the ecclesiastical landscape that defines this settlement in West Penwith.
Wayside cross in Ludgvan churchyard, 10m south east of the church is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1015069. View the official record →
Wayside cross in Ludgvan churchyard is a medieval stone cross of uncertain date, located approximately ten metres south-east of the parish church. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1015069.
Wayside cross in Ludgvan churchyard, 10m south 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 1015069.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Market cross (4.6 km), Wayside cross in Newlyn churchyard, south of the church (5.9 km), Tremethick Cross, 760m east of Tremethick Farm (6.4 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Wayside cross in Ludgvan churchyard, 10m south east of the church'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 Ludgvan churchyard, 10m south 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.