Churchyard Cross in the Churchyard About 2 Metres West of Tower of Church of St Ciricius and St Julitta is a Grade II listed building in the Cornwall local planning authority area, England. First listed on 28 August 1987. A Mediaeval Monument.

Churchyard Cross in the Churchyard About 2 Metres West of Tower of Church of St Ciricius and St Julitta

WRENN ID
sacred-tower-acorn
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Cornwall
Constituency
South East Cornwall MP: Anna Gelderd (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
28 August 1987
Type
Monument
OS grid reference
SX 051 580
Coordinates
50.39008, -4.74206
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The churchyard cross, located about 2 metres west of the tower of the Church of St Ciricius and St Julitta in Luxulyan, is of medieval or earlier origin. It is made of granite and is set on an uncut metamorphic stone boulder. The cross stands approximately one metre high and features a wheelhead with a raised carved Maltese cross on each face. It is designated as ancient monument number 347.

Local climate

Churchyard Cross in the Churchyard About 2 Metres West of Tower of Church of St Ciricius and St Julitta sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 990 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 80% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 87% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 10 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 91% of listed buildings. Of these, 4 follow 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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