Pinnacle About 18 Metres East of St Benet's Abbey is a Grade II listed building in the Cornwall local planning authority area, England. First listed on 15 April 1988. A Medieval Pinnacle.
Pinnacle About 18 Metres East of St Benet's Abbey
- WRENN ID
- plain-turret-river
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cornwall
- Constituency
- North Cornwall MP: Ben Maguire (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 15 April 1988
- Type
- Pinnacle
- Period
- Medieval
- OS grid reference
- SX 038 636
- Coordinates
- 50.43988, -4.76391
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The structure is a pinnacle or cross located about 18 metres east of St Benet's Abbey, dating from the medieval period, likely from the 15th century. It is made of granite and has a roughly square plan that is chamfered and tapered, featuring a broad base. At the top, there is a small wheelhead with four indentations on its face that form a primitive saltire cross on both the front and rear. A vertical ridge is carved on the wheelhead, extending down the pinnacle, which serves as the shaft for the wheelhead. Additionally, there is an image stand or corbel attached to the front of the shaft. This pinnacle is likely a feature that was removed from St Benet's Abbey, although its original function is uncertain; it may have once been positioned at the top of the tower, which is now missing its upper part.
Local climate
Pinnacle About 18 Metres East of St Benet's Abbey receives an average of 960 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 74% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 86% 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 0.3°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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