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<< Our Photo Pages >> Towednack Church Cornish Crosses - Ancient Cross in England in Cornwall

Submitted by hamish on Monday, 26 July 2010  Page Views: 6425

Early MedievalSite Name: Towednack Church Cornish Crosses
Country: England County: Cornwall Type: Ancient Cross
Nearest Town: St Ives  Nearest Village: Towednack
Map Ref: SW486381
Latitude: 50.189434N  Longitude: 5.523387W
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
 3 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
 4 Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0No data.
 5 Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
 4

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Towednack Church Cornish Crosses
Towednack Church Cornish Crosses submitted by hamish : The other Cross outside of the porch at Towednack Church. (Vote or comment on this photo)
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Two Cornish Crosses outside the porch at Towednack Church.
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Towednack Church Cornish Crosses
Towednack Church Cornish Crosses submitted by Antonine : St Tewennocus /St Winwaloe church was built in the 13th century on the site of a Celtic monastery. The place name comes from the Old Cornish ‘te-Winnoc/thy St Winnoc’, the 6th century hermit from Brittany. In 1931 a Bronze Age hoard of gold ornaments and jewellery were found in an ancient stone hedge in Badgers Lane. There is a legend that the tower was never completed as during the nigh... (Vote or comment on this photo)

Towednack Church Cornish Crosses
Towednack Church Cornish Crosses submitted by Antonine : The cross shaft used as a bench on the porch, Photo 2010 (Vote or comment on this photo)

Towednack Church Cornish Crosses
Towednack Church Cornish Crosses submitted by Antonine : The cross by the porch, 2010 (Vote or comment on this photo)

Towednack Church Cornish Crosses
Towednack Church Cornish Crosses submitted by Antonine : The stone altar slab is one of the earliest in Cornwall. The slab dates to around 1200. It was removed during the Reformation and rediscovered embedded in a wall at Churchdown Farm. Photo 2010 (Vote or comment on this photo)

Towednack Church Cornish Crosses
Towednack Church Cornish Crosses submitted by Antonine : Carved head on the font, 2010 (Vote or comment on this photo)

Towednack Church Cornish Crosses
Towednack Church Cornish Crosses submitted by Antonine : The granite font dates from 1720 and it’s base is an inverted Norman font. Photo 2010

Towednack Church Cornish Crosses
Towednack Church Cornish Crosses submitted by Antonine : There is an early shaft serving as a bench on the porch. It is incised with a double armed cross. Photo 2010

Towednack Church Cornish Crosses
Towednack Church Cornish Crosses submitted by Antonine : The Cornish cross in the churchyard used to be at Tredorwin. It was rediscovered in the walls of a cottage in Coldharbour in 1880. This photo 2010

Towednack Church Cornish Crosses
Towednack Church Cornish Crosses submitted by Antonine : Standing Stone/gatepost in ancient field system next to church, 2010

Towednack Church Cornish Crosses
Towednack Church Cornish Crosses submitted by Antonine : Stone in grounds next to church, 2010

Towednack Church Cornish Crosses
Towednack Church Cornish Crosses submitted by Antonine : Curious stone in grounds next to the church, 2010

Towednack Church Cornish Crosses
Towednack Church Cornish Crosses submitted by Bladup : The other side of the medieval wheel cross.

Towednack Church Cornish Crosses
Towednack Church Cornish Crosses submitted by Bladup : The medieval wheel cross also found at the entrance to the church.

Towednack Church Cornish Crosses
Towednack Church Cornish Crosses submitted by Bladup : The other side of the small mutilated Latin cross, found at the entrance to the church.

Towednack Church Cornish Crosses
Towednack Church Cornish Crosses submitted by Bladup : A small mutilated Latin cross, set on the remains of a pinnacle. The left side limb has been broken off and the right side one is damaged. The cross was found buried in the churchyard at the beginning of the century. Nothing else is known about it.

Towednack Church Cornish Crosses
Towednack Church Cornish Crosses submitted by Bladup : The pre-Conquest alter slab with crosses incised at the centre and in the four corners.

Towednack Church Cornish Crosses
Towednack Church Cornish Crosses submitted by Bladup : The old bench ends that were stolen and then found at auction and returned.

Towednack Church Cornish Crosses
Towednack Church Cornish Crosses submitted by Bladup : Medieval grave slab or possible shrine cover, re-used as church bench in the porch.

Towednack Church Cornish Crosses
Towednack Church Cornish Crosses submitted by hamish : One of the Crosses outside of the porch at Towednack Church.

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