Cross to South of Church of St Hugo is a Grade II* listed building in the Cornwall local planning authority area, England. First listed on 23 January 1968. Cross.
Cross to South of Church of St Hugo
- WRENN ID
- knotted-mantel-elm
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- Cornwall
- Constituency
- South East Cornwall MP: Anna Gelderd (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 23 January 1968
- Type
- Cross
- Address
- Cross to South of Church of St Hugo, Quethiock
- OS grid reference
- SX 312 647
- Coordinates
- 50.45793, -4.37808
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The cross located to the south of the Church of St Hugo in Quethiock is a Grade II* listed churchyard cross of Hiberno-Saxon type, made of granite. It features a round base measuring 4 feet 6 inches in diameter and a 14-foot tall shaft that is rectangular in shape and slightly tapered. The shaft is divided into three panels and is intricately carved with four-cord, double beaded, angular plaitwork, although it is eroded. The sides of the shaft display a continuous panel of foliated scrollwork. The cross has a wheel head with cusps in the openings, and the cusping is framed by round rolls.
The construction includes mortice and tenon joints between the wheel head and the shaft, as well as between the lower and middle panels of the shaft. The cross was re-erected in 1882 after the base and head had been buried, and the shaft had been broken into two pieces and used as gate posts. It is noted that, apart from the cross in Mylor churchyard, this cross is the tallest in Cornwall.
Local climate
Cross to South of Church of St Hugo sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,010 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 81% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 85% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 15 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 85% of listed buildings. Of these, 6 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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