Description

LANSALLOS LANSALLOS
SX 15 SE

3/45 Cross 20m to west of west tower of
- Church of St Ildierna

GV II
Boundary cross, now resited churchyard cross. Medieval. Stone Latin cross with
splayed arms with chamfered corners. Incised cross on both faces. Present height
0.8m and width 0.8m across cross head. Partly buried underground. Langdon describes
the cross in 1896 when it was lying on the ground. He emphasised the unique shape
and described it as the largest incised Latin cross at present discovered in
Cornwall, giving dimensions 5' high, 8" deep, 2'6" width of cross head and 11" width
of shaft.
Original site SX 17061576.
Sites and Monuments Register, Truro, Cornwall.
Landgon, A.G. Old Cornish Crosses, 1896 pp 257-8.

Listing NGR: SX1728851648

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26433531

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Recommended Books

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  Essex: Buildings of England Series (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of Historic Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas
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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of History Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas
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  Gloucestershire 2: The Vale and The Forest of Dean: Vale and Forest of Dean Pt. 2 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Cambridgeshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Listed Buildings, Conservation Areas and Monuments