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Wayside cross in St Levan churchyard, 10m north east of the church

England
List entry 1015816
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1015816
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.01 hectares
Grid reference
SW 38043 22224
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Wayside cross in St Levan churchyard is a medieval stone cross of likely medieval date, positioned approximately ten metres north-east of St Levan Church. The monument consists of a cross head and shaft, characteristic of the wayside crosses that marked routes and gathering places throughout medieval Cornwall. Such crosses typically served both religious and practical functions, offering wayfarers a place of prayer and rest whilst also serving as territorial or parish markers. The cross represents an important survival of medieval devotional practice in the Cornish landscape and contributes to understanding the sacred geography of the medieval parish.

Wayside cross in St Levan churchyard, 10m north east of the church is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1015816. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Wayside cross in St Levan churchyard, 10m north east of the church?

Wayside cross in St Levan churchyard is a medieval stone cross of likely medieval date, positioned approximately ten metres north-east of St Levan Church. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1015816.

Who is responsible for protecting Wayside cross in St Levan churchyard, 10m north east of the church?

Wayside cross in St Levan churchyard, 10m north 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 1015816.

What other scheduled monuments are near Wayside cross in St Levan churchyard, 10m north east of the church?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Churchyard cross in St Levan churchyard, 10m south of the church (0 km), Cross 150m south west of Rospletha (0.2 km), Holy well 30m north west of St Levan's Chapel (0.3 km).

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Monuments
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Battlefields
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Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Domesday
The settlement's entry in the 1086 Domesday Book: who held it, what it was worth, and the people who worked the land.
Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
LiDAR
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Local Names
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Historical Maps
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Churchyard cross in St Levan churchyard, 10m south of the church
0 km
Cross 150m south west of Rospletha
0.2 km
Holy well 30m north west of St Levan's Chapel
0.3 km
Medieval chapel and hermitage called St Levan's Chapel
0.3 km
Porthgwarra Ullies
1 km
Promontory fort known as Treryn Dinas
1.7 km
Round cairn 160m north east of Bosistow Island
2.5 km
Promontory fort at Carn Les Boel
2.6 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Wayside cross in St Levan churchyard, 10m north east of the church

Wayside cross in St Levan churchyard, 10m north east of the church stands on Unnamed Igneous Intrusion, Carboniferous To Permian, bedrock that formed in the Permian. The rock here is felsic-rock.

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