Cross at Approximately 2 Metres South of Sacristy of Church of Saint Mylor is a Grade II* listed building in the Cornwall local planning authority area, England. First listed on 30 May 1967. A Medieval Cross.
Cross at Approximately 2 Metres South of Sacristy of Church of Saint Mylor
- WRENN ID
- floating-newel-sunrise
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- Cornwall
- Constituency
- Truro and Falmouth MP: Jayne Kirkham (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 30 May 1967
- Type
- Cross
- Period
- Medieval
- OS grid reference
- SW 820 352
- Coordinates
- 50.17693, -5.05426
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The cross, located approximately 2 meters south of the sacristy of the Church of Saint Mylor, is a medieval granite monolith that stands very tall at 17 feet 6 inches, although 7 feet of its length is embedded in the ground. It has a rectangular shape and features a flared cross that is deeply cut between the arms. The bulbous head on the east and west sides is carved, and below the head on each side are damaged arms with carved rings. There are also some original incised concentric rings, likely pre-Christian decoration, visible below each cross. This cross was previously used as a buttress against an unsafe wall and was not recognized as a cross until it was relocated. It is noted as the tallest known cross in Cornwall and may represent a pagan monolith that was partially recut for use as a Christian symbol.
Local climate
Cross at Approximately 2 Metres South of Sacristy of Church of Saint Mylor receives an average of 850 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 59% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 84% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 7 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 95% of listed buildings. Of these, 3 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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