Cross at Approximately 4 Metres South of Church of St Breaca is a Grade II listed building in the Cornwall local planning authority area, England. First listed on 26 August 1987. Cross.

Cross at Approximately 4 Metres South of Church of St Breaca

WRENN ID
pale-loggia-gilt
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Cornwall
Constituency
St Ives MP: Andrew George (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
26 August 1987
Type
Cross
OS grid reference
SW 618 284
Coordinates
50.10822, -5.33196
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The cross, located approximately 4 meters south of the Church of St. Breaca in Breage, is a medieval structure made of elvan stone. It features a pierced wheel head above a truncated shaft, which is fitted into a moulded socketted base. Carved against the wheel is a Maltese cross along with an image of Christ and some eroded ropework carving. The cross and its base are positioned on a wide flight of steps made from reused granite.

Local climate

Cross at Approximately 4 Metres South of Church of St Breaca receives an average of 880 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 65% 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 5 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 97% of listed buildings. Of these, 2 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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