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Wayside cross in St John's churchyard, Treslothan, is a medieval stone cross of Cornish type. The monument dates to the medieval period, though the precise date of its erection remains uncertain. The cross stands within the churchyard of St John the Baptist church and represents the class of wayside and churchyard crosses that were characteristic features of the Cornish landscape from the medieval period onwards. Such crosses served both religious and practical functions within their communities, marking sacred spaces and serving as focal points for devotion and congregation.
Wayside cross in St John's churchyard, Treslothan is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1016750. View the official record →
Wayside cross in St John's churchyard, Treslothan, is a medieval stone cross of Cornish type. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1016750.
Wayside cross in St John's churchyard, Treslothan 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 1016750.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Round cairn with later shelter and beacon known as Beacon Hut, 430m NNW of Wheal Lovell Farm (8 km), Wayside cross at Trenethick Barton (8.9 km), Multi-period archaeological landscape on Tregonning Hill (9.1 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Wayside cross in St John's churchyard, Treslothan'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 John's churchyard, Treslothan stands on Unnamed Igneous Intrusion, Devonian, bedrock that formed in the Devonian. The rock here is mafic igneous-rock.