Ancient and High Crosses of Cornwall

Ann Preston-Jones has an extensive knowledge of the county’s archaeology, with over thirty years’ experience working for Historic England and Cornwall Archaeological Unit. Her experience is mostly in the care, conservation and management of those sites which make Cornwall special and she has a particular passion for sculptured stone monuments.  Andrew Langdon has been recording and researching the stone crosses of Cornwall, as well as medieval ecclesiastical monuments more generally, throughout his lifetime, beginning when he was still at school. He has written extensively on the crosses and has much practical experience in their repair and restoration.   Elisabeth Okasha spent most of her working life in University College Cork, retiring as professor emerita. Her research interests and publications are mainly in the area of early medieval inscriptions, covering those in Anglo-Saxon England, Cornwall, Pictland and Ireland.

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Introduction


Historical overview


Inscriptions on the crosses


Cornish groups or schools of stone sculpture


Dating the monuments


Function of the crosses


Antiquarian study and restoration


Glossary


Using this book to visit crosses


A note on photography


 


Catalogue of Crosses


Advent, Tresinney


St Allen


St Blazey, Biscovey

Blisland, St Pratt’s Cross

Bodmin, Carminow

Breage

St Breock, Whitecross

St Breward 1

St Breward 2

St Breward 3, Middle Moor Cross

St Buryan 1

St Buryan 2, Crows an Wra


Camborne 1, Fenton-Ia

Camborne 2, Gwealavellan

Cardinham 1

Cardinham 2

Cardinham 3, Treslea


St Cleer 1, Doniert Stone


St Cleer 2, Other Half Stone


St Cleer 3, Long Tom


St Cleer 4, Holy Well


St Clement


St Clether, Cross Gates


St Columb Major


Constantine 1, Trewardreva


Constantine 2, Trevease


Cury


St Dennis


Egloshayle 1, Pencarrow


Egloshayle 2, Three Hole Cross


Egloshayle 3, The Prior’s Cross


St Endellion, Long Cross


St Erth 1


St Erth 2


St Ewe, Lanhadron


Feock


Fowey, Tristan Stone


St Germans, Carracawn Cross


Gerrans


Gulval 1


Gulval 2


Gwinear 1, Connor Downs


Gwinear 2, Lanherne Cross


St Juliot


St Just-in-Penwith


St Kew 1, Job’s Cross


St Kew 2, Polrode Cross


Laneast 1


Laneast 2, Laneast Downs


Lanhydrock 1


Lanhydrock 2, Treffry


Lanivet 1


Lanivet 2


Lanivet 3, Lesquite


Lanlivery, Milltown


Lanteglos by Camelford 1


Lanteglos by Camelford 2


Lelant


Lesnewth


St Levan


Lostwithiel, Crewel Cross


Ludgvan


Mabe, Helland


Madron 1, Boscathnoe


Madron 2, Boswarthen


Menheniot, Tencreek


Michaelstow


St Michael’s Mount


Minster, Waterpit Down


St Minver, St Michael Porthilly


Mullion, Predannack


Mylor


St Neot 1, 2


St Neot 3, Four Hole Cross


Padstow 1


Padstow 2


Padstow 3, Prideaux Place


Paul 1


Paul 2


Paul 3, Kerris, Carlankan


Pelynt, Trelay


Penzance, Market Cross


Perranzabuloe, St Piran’s Cross 203


Phillack 206


Quethiock 208


Roche 210


Sancreed 1 212


Sancreed 2 214


Sancreed 3, Brane 218


Sennen, Trevear 220


South Petherwin, Holyway Cross 222


Stithians, Tretheague 224


St Teath 226


Tintagel 1 229


Tintagel 2, Bossiney 232


Truro 234


Wendron 1 236


Wendron 2, Meruny 237


Wendron 3, Merther Uny 238


St Wenn, Crossy Ann


 


Parish Pages


St Allen

St Buryan

St Clether

Lanivet

Lanteglos by Camelford Lelant

Ludgvan

St Neot


 


Notes


Bibliography


Index