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Wayside cross in St Bartholomew's churchyard is a medieval stone cross of likely fourteenth or fifteenth century date, standing within the churchyard at St Bartholomew's Church in Cornwall. The monument comprises a granite shaft mounted on a stepped base, representing a form of wayside cross common to the Southwest of England during the late medieval period. Such crosses typically served functions including marking routes, defining parish boundaries, or serving as gathering points for communities and pilgrims. The cross survives as a substantial example of vernacular religious monument from medieval Cornwall, contributing to the archaeological and architectural record of the county's ecclesiastical landscape.
Wayside cross in St Bartholomew's churchyard is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1014218. View the official record →
Wayside cross in St Bartholomew's churchyard is a medieval stone cross of likely fourteenth or fifteenth century date, standing within the churchyard at St Bartholomew's Church in Cornwall. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1014218.
Wayside cross in St Bartholomew's 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 1014218.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow 780m east of Penventon (7.1 km), Two bowl barrows 535m ENE of Fairy Cross forming part of a round barrow cemetery (7.2 km), Bowl barrow 430m south west of Fairy Cross Farm forming part of a round barrow cemetery (8 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Wayside cross in St Bartholomew's churchyard'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 Bartholomew's churchyard stands on Middle Devonian (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Middle Devonian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.