Piggery, Plague Stone and Cross Immediately North of Bridge Cottage is a Grade II listed building in the Cornwall local planning authority area, England. Piggery, plague stone, cross.

Piggery, Plague Stone and Cross Immediately North of Bridge Cottage

WRENN ID
keen-step-linden
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Cornwall
Constituency
St Ives MP: Andrew George (LD)
Country
England
Type
Piggery, plague stone, cross
Address
Piggery, Plague Stone and Cross Immediately North of Bridge Cottage, Zennor
OS grid reference
SW 454 383
Coordinates
50.19073, -5.56816
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The structure consists of a piggery, a plague stone, and a cross, located immediately north of Bridge Cottage in Zennor. The piggery dates from the mid-19th century and is built from granite rubble and dressed moorstone, featuring a grouted scantle slate roof with gable ends. It is a small rectangular building that has three doorways, two of which are blocked, located in the east wall.

The plague stone, believed to be from the 17th century, is situated by the south gable end of the piggery. It has a small trough cut into the top, which was used to hold vinegar for disinfecting money during transactions. Nearby, there is a resited unfinished wheelhead granite monolith cross, which stands close to the plague stone and has no inscription.

Local climate

Piggery, Plague Stone and Cross Immediately North of Bridge Cottage 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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