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<< Our Photo Pages >> Halvana Moor Cross - Ancient Cross in England in Cornwall

Submitted by Ular on Thursday, 13 November 2025  Page Views: 299

Early MedievalSite Name: Halvana Moor Cross Alternative Name: Carneglos Cross
Country: England
NOTE: This site is 0.7 km away from the location you searched for.
County: Cornwall Type: Ancient Cross
Nearest Town: Bodmin  Nearest Village: Bolventor
Map Ref: SX2082777371
Latitude: 50.568543N  Longitude: 4.531479W
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
 2 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.
 3 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
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Halvana Moor Cross
Halvana Moor Cross submitted by Ular : Halvana Moor / Carneglos cross? (Vote or comment on this photo)
Ancient Cross in Cornwall

I'm pretty sure it's a fallen unusually angular cut cross. I was about to give up on it when I noticed it lying next to me. Didn't want to furtle about and damage it so it would be great to get some confirmation from someone less likely to be distracted by moss and bluetits.
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Halvana Moor Cross
Halvana Moor Cross submitted by TheCaptain : Snapshot of the entry for Halvana Cross in my "Stone Crosses in East Cornwall" book, by Andrew Langdon (2005). (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Re: Carneglos Cross by TheCaptain on Thursday, 13 November 2025
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Searching through my "Stone Crosses in East Cornwall" book, by Andrew Langdon (2005), there is an entry for the cross at this position with the name "Halvana Cross".

Summarising this:
Now missing, presumed stolen. Mutilated cross first recorded in 1906. Original position unknown. Cut down head and previously used as a gatepost. Extremely difficult to locate. October 1987 removed by mechanical means and now missing. Scheduled ancient monument, thus a criminal offence. Author convinced the cross is still in the locality, possibly in a garden. Height 3'9", width of head 1'5", width of shaft at neck 11", width at base 1'2", thickness 8" to 10".

It also has a Heritage Gateway entry as Halvana Moor Cross. I will rename it on the sitepage.
http://www.heritagegateway.org.uk/Gateway/Results_Single.aspx?uid=435377&resourceID=19191

From the Heritage Gateway entry.
Summary : Halvana Moor cross, was situated on the east side of a Forestry Commission plantation, and was a mutilated and weathered wheel-headed cross bearing an incised cross upon its face. The head of the cross had been sliced off on one side, perhaps to enable it to be used as a gatepost, although it was thought to be in situ. It was lying on the ground for many years in its present position, until re-erected in 1895 by the vicar of Altarnun. It stood 3ft. 9 ins. high and 15 inches across the head. The shaft was 13 inches across at the centre, widening towards the bottom. It was formerly on open moorland where a track is shown on the OS 1st Edition 1", crossing the moor from North-West-South-East. Field investigation shows it to have been destroyed between 1983-1996.
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