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Wayside cross in St Nectan's chapel yard is a medieval stone cross situated within the churchyard at St Nectan's Chapel near Hartland in north Devon, Cornwall. The cross dates to the medieval period and represents a type of monument commonly erected in parish churchyards and at significant religious sites throughout southwest England. The surviving structure comprises a stone shaft mounted upon a base, characteristic of wayside crosses that served both as markers of sacred space and as focal points for devotional practice within monastic and parochial communities. Such crosses frequently originated in the thirteenth to fifteenth centuries, though many examples have been substantially damaged or rebuilt over subsequent centuries.
Wayside cross in St Nectan's chapel yard is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1014236. View the official record →
Wayside cross in St Nectan's chapel yard is a medieval stone cross situated within the churchyard at St Nectan's Chapel near Hartland in north Devon, Cornwall. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1014236.
Wayside cross in St Nectan's chapel yard 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 1014236.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including The Tristan Stone, early Christian memorial stone and wayside cross, 75m north of Polscoe (8 km), Medieval churchyard cross in Lanteglos by Fowey churchyard, 2m south of the church (8.6 km), Medieval wayside cross in Lanteglos by Fowey churchyard, 20m south east of the church (8.6 km).
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