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Early Medieval (Dark Age)Site Name: St Ives CrossCountry: England
NOTE: This site is 0.163 km away from the location you searched for.
County: Cornwall Type: Ancient Cross
Map Ref: SW51824051
Latitude: 50.212427N Longitude: 5.479939W
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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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lucasn visited on 14th Sep 2019 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 3 Access: 4
A 15th century Gothic lantern cross stands on a modern base close to the south door of St. Ia`s church, It is very similar to the Cross at St Erth, The cross is visible as an upright flattened octagonal granite shaft with a rectangular lantern head mounted on a three stepped modern granite base. The monument measures 3 metres in height overall. The principal faces are orientated east-west. All four faces of the head are decorated with scenes in relief. The west principal face bears a crucifixion scene with the head of God the father above the cross. The east principal face is decorated with the Virgin and Child, flanked by a figure to either side, possibly representing angels. The south face bears a figure of a bishop and the north face bears the figure of St Ia. The top of the head is decorated with 'battlements' , and the corners of the head are beaded, forming 'turrets' at the top. The octagonal section shaft widens at the top to form a collar just below the head. In 1869 the historian Langdon recorded that this cross was found buried in the churchyard in 1832, The cross was re-erected in 1852.
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