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<< Our Photo Pages >> Polyphant Cross - Ancient Cross in England in Cornwall

Submitted by dooclay on Wednesday, 22 June 2022  Page Views: 424

Early Medieval (Dark Age)Site Name: Polyphant Cross Alternative Name: Holyway Cross
Country: England
NOTE: This site is 1.959 km away from the location you searched for.

County: Cornwall Type: Ancient Cross
 Nearest Village: Polyphant
Map Ref: SX2727882324
Latitude: 50.614988N  Longitude: 4.442777W
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
4 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
2 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.
4 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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Polyphant Cross submitted by dooclay : Polyphant Cross from Street View, Google Maps (Vote or comment on this photo)
Ancient Cross in England

From the Cornwall HER (Monument No. 436200)
A wheel-headed wayside cross, without base. It is probably in situ and is made of polyphant stone, not granite as is usual, also having square projections at the neck. The head is oval surrounded by a bead which continues, in Langdon's description, part of the way down the shaft; this extension is not now visible. A latin cross is carved in relief on both faces of the head within the bead. Ellis dates the cross to 12th century or later. I have no photo as I was driving past on the A30 so I have attached Street View (Google Maps).

[Note: this cross is grade II listed and recorded as Historic England List ID 1155083, 'Holyway Cross'.
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Nearby Images from Geograph Britain and Ireland:
SX2782 : Old Wayside Cross on the A30 at Holyway Cross by Alan Rosevear
by Alan Rosevear
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SX2782 : Holyway Cross by David Smith
by David Smith
©2014(licence)
SX2782 : A30 at Holyway Cross by David Smith
by David Smith
©2014(licence)
SX2782 : Bend on A30 at Treguddick by John Firth
by John Firth
©2014(licence)
SX2782 : North Cornwall : The A30 by Lewis Clarke
by Lewis Clarke
©2014(licence)

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