Cross in the Churchyard About 5 Metres West of Tower of Church of St Nivet is a Grade II* listed building in the Cornwall local planning authority area, England. First listed on 6 June 1969. Cross.
Cross in the Churchyard About 5 Metres West of Tower of Church of St Nivet
- WRENN ID
- high-wicket-curlew
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- Cornwall
- Constituency
- North Cornwall MP: Ben Maguire (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 6 June 1969
- Type
- Cross
- OS grid reference
- SX 039 642
- Coordinates
- 50.44488, -4.76309
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The cross in the churchyard, located about 5 metres west of the tower of the Church of St Nivet in Lanivet, is a Grade II* listed structure. This cross is likely from before the Conquest and is made of granite. It features a wheelhead design, with a monolithic shaft that stands approximately 3 metres high. The shaft is rectangular and tapered, adorned with interlacings and foliage scrolls on all four sides. The wheelhead displays a carved Latin cross at its centre, surrounded by a raised circle and four holes along the outer rim, with carvings on both the front and back. It is designated as ancient monument number 386.
Local climate
Cross in the Churchyard About 5 Metres West of Tower of Church of St Nivet receives an average of 960 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 74% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 86% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 10 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 91% of listed buildings. Of these, 4 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.
Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.
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