Wheelhead Cross at Longstone is a Grade II listed building in the Cornwall local planning authority area, England. First listed on 4 November 1988. Cross.

Wheelhead Cross at Longstone

WRENN ID
errant-cloister-onyx
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Cornwall
Constituency
North Cornwall MP: Ben Maguire (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
4 November 1988
Type
Cross
Address
Wheelhead Cross at Longstone, St. Mabyn
OS grid reference
SX 060 733
Coordinates
50.52793, -4.73757
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Wheelhead Cross at Longstone is a cross that likely dates back to before the Conquest and has been restored, possibly being moved to its current location on a later 19th-century shaft. The cross is made of granite and features a wheelhead design, with one side carved with a Maltese cross that has a raised rim and a central ball, while the other side displays an irregular Maltese cross. The shaft, also made of granite, is roughly cut and has a rectangular section. There is a later socket stone associated with it.

Local climate

Wheelhead Cross at Longstone sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,010 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 81% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 88% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 13 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 88% of listed buildings. Of these, 6 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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