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Wayside cross in Tresmeer churchyard is a medieval stone cross of Cornish type, likely dating to the fifteenth or sixteenth century. The monument stands within the churchyard of St Winwallow at Tresmeer, in the parish of St Kew, and represents the class of wayside crosses that once marked routes and gathering places throughout medieval Cornwall. The cross exhibits the characteristic form of Cornish crosses of this period, with a roughly squared shaft rising from a base within the churchyard setting. Such monuments served both religious and practical functions in medieval communities, their precise original context and purpose at this specific location remaining a matter of archaeological interpretation.
Wayside cross in Tresmeer churchyard is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1014222. View the official record →
Wayside cross in Tresmeer churchyard is a medieval stone cross of Cornish type, likely dating to the fifteenth or sixteenth century. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1014222.
Wayside cross in Tresmeer 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 1014222.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Nine Stones stone circle 1.03km NNW of Bowhayland Farm (9.3 km), Round cairn 910m WSW of Tolcarne Farm (9.5 km), Two adjacent prehistoric coaxial field systems incorporating regular field systems, stone hut circles, cairns and medieval fields on East Moor and Ridge (9.6 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Wayside cross in Tresmeer 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 Tresmeer churchyard stands on Teign Valley Group, bedrock that formed in the Namurian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.