Cross at Sx 079579 is a Grade II listed building in the Cornwall local planning authority area, England. First listed on 28 August 1987. A Medieval Cross.

Cross at Sx 079579

WRENN ID
former-plinth-tide
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Cornwall
Constituency
South East Cornwall MP: Anna Gelderd (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
28 August 1987
Type
Cross
Period
Medieval
Address
Cross at Sx 079579, Lanlivery
OS grid reference
SX 079 579
Coordinates
50.39013, -4.70371
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The cross at SX 079579 is a medieval structure, possibly dating from an earlier period, that was relocated in the mid-20th century. It is made of granite and features a wheelhead with a Maltese cross and a short section of a tapered shaft. The cross is reset on a granite boulder and stands approximately 95 centimetres high.

Local climate

Cross at Sx 079579 sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 990 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 80% 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 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 0.2°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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