<< Our Photo Pages >> Altarnun Cross - Ancient Cross in England in Cornwall
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Early MedievalSite Name: Altarnun CrossCountry: England County: Cornwall Type: Ancient Cross
Nearest Town: Launceston Nearest Village: Altarnun
Map Ref: SX223813 Landranger Map Number: 201
Latitude: 50.604292N Longitude: 4.51258W
Condition:
| 5 | Perfect |
| 4 | Almost Perfect |
| 3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
| 2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
| 1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
| 0 | No data. |
| -1 | Completely destroyed |
| 5 | Superb |
| 4 | Good |
| 3 | Ordinary |
| 2 | Not Good |
| 1 | Awful |
| 0 | No data. |
| 5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
| 4 | Short walk on a footpath |
| 3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
| 2 | A long walk |
| 1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
| 0 | No data. |
| 5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
| 4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
| 3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
| 2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
| 1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
| 0 | no data |
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Standing in the churchyard of this moorland village.
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271m NNE 29° St Nonna's Well* Holy Well or Sacred Spring (SX2243981533)
400m N 360° Altarnun Cross B* Ancient Cross (SX22318170)
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2.1km WSW 252° Westmoorgate circle* Stone Circle (SX20258073)
2.1km WSW 256° Westmoorgate cairn* Cairn (SX2020680866)
2.3km SSE 164° Tregune Menhir* Standing Stone (Menhir) (SX2286379095)
2.4km E 84° Cargelly Round Ancient Village or Settlement (SX24738148)
2.4km W 263° West Moor Possible Menhir* Standing Stone (Menhir) (SX1987081077)
2.6km SSE 164° Fox Tor Settlement* Ancient Village or Settlement (SX22947873)
2.7km N 11° Jordan's Well* Holy Well or Sacred Spring (SX229839)
2.8km SSE 163° Fox Tor stone setting* Standing Stones (SX23027863)
2.8km N 11° Laneast Cross* Ancient Cross (SX229840)
3.2km WSW 257° Westmoor Cairns* Cairn (SX19178070)
3.2km SW 233° The Beacon Cist* Cist (SX19667944)
3.2km SE 134° Upton Castle* Artificial Mound (SX2454178961)
3.3km S 175° East Moor stone row* Stone Row / Alignment (SX22477803)
3.3km SW 230° The Beacon Cairns* Cairn (SX19677928)
3.4km NNW 326° St Clether Crosses* Ancient Cross (SX205842)
3.4km SSE 156° Nine Stones (Altarnun)* Stone Circle (SX23617814)
3.4km WNW 290° Bray Down camp* Ancient Village or Settlement (SX191826)
3.5km WNW 282° Bray Down Cairns* Cairn (SX18908216)
3.5km S 178° East Moor Enclosure* Ancient Village or Settlement (SX223778)
3.5km SW 229° Elephant Rock* Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature (SX19557905)
3.6km S 178° East Moor Row blocking stone* Standing Stone (Menhir) (SX22327773)
3.6km SSE 147° Clitters Cairn* Cairn (SX24157821)
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