Cross at SW 701291 is a Grade II listed building in the Cornwall local planning authority area, England. First listed on 17 June 1988. A Pre-Conquest Cross.

Cross at SW 701291

WRENN ID
first-outpost-scarlet
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Cornwall
Constituency
St Ives MP: Andrew George (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
17 June 1988
Type
Cross
Address
Cross at SW 701291, Gweek
OS grid reference
SW 701 291
Coordinates
50.11762, -5.21619
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This is a wayside preaching cross located at SW 701291. It dates back to before the Conquest and is made of tall granite. The cross features a wheelhead and a Latin cross in relief on both sides.

Local climate

Cross at SW 701291 receives an average of 870 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 63% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 91% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 3 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 99% of listed buildings. Of these, 1 follows at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. 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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