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Wayside cross in St Allen churchyard is a medieval stone cross located approximately two metres south-west of the church building. The monument belongs to the class of wayside or churchyard crosses, which were common features of the medieval landscape in Cornwall and elsewhere in Britain, typically serving devotional, processional, or demarcatory functions. The cross dates to the medieval period, though the precise century of its construction is not firmly established in the available record. Its survival within the churchyard represents an important example of the religious monuments that characterised parish life during the Middle Ages.
Wayside cross in St Allen churchyard, 2m south west of the church is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1015076. View the official record →
Wayside cross in St Allen churchyard is a medieval stone cross located approximately two metres south-west of the church building. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1015076.
Wayside cross in St Allen churchyard, 2m south west 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 1015076.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including The Cregou or Cregon bowl barrow and enclosure 900m south east of Park Farm (7.7 km), Round barrow 650m east of Carrine (7.8 km), Round barrow and round, 200m south west of Carrine (8.2 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Wayside cross in St Allen churchyard, 2m south west 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 St Allen churchyard, 2m south west of the church stands on Middle Devonian (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Middle Devonian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.