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Wayside cross shaft in St Andrew's churchyard is a medieval stone monument of considerable age, likely dating from the early medieval period based on its form and construction. The shaft is a simple upright stone of the type commonly erected in ecclesiastical contexts during the medieval period, serving both spiritual and functional purposes within the landscape. Its location within the churchyard at St Andrew's indicates its association with religious observance and community gathering. The monument survives as a substantial record of medieval piety and the material culture of faith in Cornwall during the medieval centuries.
Wayside cross shaft in St Andrew's churchyard is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1014225. View the official record →
Wayside cross shaft in St Andrew's churchyard is a medieval stone monument of considerable age, likely dating from the early medieval period based on its form and construction. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1014225.
Wayside cross shaft in St Andrew's 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 1014225.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Wayside cross in Tregaminion chapel yard, 8m south of the chapel (2.7 km), Two wayside crosses in the park surrounding Menabilly (3.5 km), Fowey Blockhouse (4.7 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Wayside cross shaft in St Andrew's 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 shaft in St Andrew's churchyard stands on Lower Devonian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Early Devonian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.