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Wayside cross on Druid's Hill, 350m south east of Bodmin Lodge

England

List entry 1006633

Nation

England

The designation

Reference

List entry 1006633

Authority

Historic England (NHLE)

Status

Scheduled Monument

Scheduled area

0.01 hectares

Grid reference

SX 12655 61286

Boundary

Scheduled area

Overview

History & significance

Wayside cross on Druid's Hill is a medieval stone cross situated approximately 350 metres south-east of Bodmin Lodge in Cornwall. The monument represents a category of wayside crosses that were commonly erected throughout medieval Cornwall, serving functions related to travel, worship, and territorial demarcation. The cross survives as a standing stone structure, though its condition reflects the passage of centuries. Such crosses typically date from the medieval period, though precise dating for individual examples often remains uncertain without archaeological investigation.

Wayside cross on Druid's Hill, 350m south east of Bodmin Lodge is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1006633. View the official record →

About this monument

Questions & answers

What is Wayside cross on Druid's Hill, 350m south east of Bodmin Lodge?

Wayside cross on Druid's Hill is a medieval stone cross situated approximately 350 metres south-east of Bodmin Lodge in Cornwall. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1006633.

Who is responsible for protecting Wayside cross on Druid's Hill, 350m south east of Bodmin Lodge?

Wayside cross on Druid's Hill, 350m south east of Bodmin Lodge 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 1006633.

What other scheduled monuments are near Wayside cross on Druid's Hill, 350m south east of Bodmin Lodge?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Small multivallate hillfort called Castle Dore (6.8 km), Cross in grounds of Trenython (7.6 km), Wayside cross shaft in St Andrew's churchyard (8.1 km).

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Overview

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Monuments

The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.

Battlefields

The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.

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

Laser-scanned terrain that reveals earthworks hidden under fields and woodland, with likely features flagged.

Local Names

What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.

Historical Maps

Ordnance Survey maps from the 1800s, layered over the location as it stands today.

Literature

The books, county histories, charters and archives that mention this place, quoted with their sources.

Legal

The protected sites nearby and the metal-detecting, access and treasure laws that apply to this ground.

Spotlight

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Target Zones

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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Small multivallate hillfort called Castle Dore

6.8 km

Cross in grounds of Trenython

7.6 km

Wayside cross shaft in St Andrew's churchyard

8.1 km

Chapel at Hall

9.2 km

The Tristan Stone, early Christian memorial stone and wayside cross, 75m north of Polscoe

9.3 km

Wayside cross in Tregaminion chapel yard, 3m north west of the chapel

9.8 km

Wayside cross in Tregaminion chapel yard, 8m south of the chapel

9.8 km

Medieval churchyard cross in Lanteglos by Fowey churchyard, 2m south of the church

9.9 km

The ground beneath

The bedrock under Wayside cross on Druid's Hill, 350m south east of Bodmin Lodge

Wayside cross on Druid's Hill, 350m south east of Bodmin Lodge stands on Lower Devonian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Early Devonian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.

The wider landscape

Around Wayside cross on Druid's Hill, 350m south east of Bodmin Lodge

Battle of Lostwithiel 21 August 1644Battle (1644) · ~0.5 miles Battle of Braddock Down (1643)Battle (1643) · ~3.2 miles Battle of Lostwithiel 31 August - 1 September 1644Battle (1644) · ~3.7 miles

Domesday entry for Polscoe, Cornwall →

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