Boskenna Cross (At SW 426242) is a Grade II listed building in the Cornwall local planning authority area, England. First listed on 15 December 1988. Cross.

Boskenna Cross (At SW 426242)

WRENN ID
guardian-timber-thistle
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Cornwall
Constituency
St Ives MP: Andrew George (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
15 December 1988
Type
Cross
Address
Boskenna Cross (At SW 426242), St. Buryan, Lamorna and Paul
OS grid reference
SW 425 242
Coordinates
50.06269, -5.59828
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Boskenna Cross is a pre-Conquest cross located at Boskenna Cross. It is made of dressed granite and features a wheel-headed design with a short integral shaft. This shaft is set over a later round shaft and is socketed into a stepped round base composed of two granite monoliths. One face of the cross depicts the crucifixion, while the opposite side displays a Greek cross and four bosses, all carved in relief. The site is designated as a Scheduled Ancient Monument 306.

Local climate

Boskenna Cross (At SW 426242) sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 970 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 75% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 96% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 1 freeze-thaw cycle a year, fewer than 99% of listed buildings. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.2°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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