Cross Shaft West of St Michael's Mount is a Grade II listed building in the Cornwall local planning authority area, England. First listed on 9 October 1987. Cross shaft.
Cross Shaft West of St Michael's Mount
- WRENN ID
- final-string-candle
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cornwall
- Constituency
- St Ives MP: Andrew George (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 9 October 1987
- Type
- Cross shaft
- OS grid reference
- SW 514 298
- Coordinates
- 50.11637, -5.47884
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The cross shaft located west of St Michael's Mount is a medieval structure made of granite. It is a tall monolith with an octagonal shape, which is wider at the base. The shaft is positioned over a rocky outcrop and is set on an earth and stone platform. This platform is bordered on two sides by reused medieval chamfered granite monoliths.
Local climate
Cross Shaft West of St Michael's Mount receives an average of 910 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 68% 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 4 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 98% 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 0.3°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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- 4 Cross Shaft Approximately 350 Metres to North of Lewannick
- 5 Base of Cross Shaft, in the Churchyard of Church of St Michael C5 Metres East of South West Corner of South Transept
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