Cross by South East Corner of Porch of Church of Saint Towennac is a Grade II listed building in the Cornwall local planning authority area, England. Cross.

Cross by South East Corner of Porch of Church of Saint Towennac

WRENN ID
mired-corridor-grain
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Cornwall
Constituency
St Ives MP: Andrew George (LD)
Country
England
Type
Cross
Address
Cross by South East Corner of Porch of Church of Saint Towennac, Churchtown, Towednack
OS grid reference
SW 486 380
Coordinates
50.18923, -5.52207
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The cross located by the south-east corner of the porch of the Church of Saint Towennac in Towednack is a medieval granite monolith. It features a short shaft and a wheel-head that displays a Latin cross or an eroded crucifixion in relief.

Local climate

Cross by South East Corner of Porch of Church of Saint Towennac 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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