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Wayside cross-slab is an early Christian memorial stone located in St Columb Major churchyard in Cornwall. The monument comprises a carved stone slab positioned approximately two metres south of the church itself. Dating to the early medieval period, it represents an important example of early Christian funerary practice in Cornwall, reflecting the region's distinctive monumental traditions from the early Christian era. The stone's survival in its original ecclesiastical context contributes to understanding the development of Christian burial customs and memorial practices in south-western Britain.
Wayside cross-slab and early Christian memorial stone in St Columb Major churchyard, 2m south of the church is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1014220. View the official record →
Wayside cross-slab is an early Christian memorial stone located in St Columb Major churchyard in Cornwall. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1014220.
Wayside cross-slab and early Christian memorial stone in St Columb Major churchyard, 2m south 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 1014220.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including An early Christian memorial stone in St Francis churchyard, Indian Queens (4.5 km), Preaching pit called the Queen's Pit (5 km), Wayside cross in Colan churchyard (5 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Wayside cross-slab and early Christian memorial stone in St Columb Major churchyard, 2m south of the church'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-slab and early Christian memorial stone in St Columb Major churchyard, 2m south of the church stands on Lower Devonian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Early Devonian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.