Carminow Cross Explained

Carminow Cross
Coordinates:50.4598°N -4.6946°W
Location:Bodmin, Cornwall, England
Designation1:Ancient Monument
Designation1 Offname:Carminow Cross
Designation1 Date:22 March 1932
Designation2:Grade II*
Designation2 Offname:Stone Cross at SX 088 656, Carminow
Designation2 Date:26 March 1949

Carminow Cross is a stone Celtic cross near a major road junction southeast of Bodmin in mid-Cornwall, England. Immediately to the north is Castle Canyke, an Iron Age fort.[1] The cross is a Grade II* listed building.

In the late 19th century and early 20th century the cross was half hidden in a hedge at the back of some cottages which then formed the hamlet of Carminow Cross. A. G. Langdon conjectured that its original position was at the crossroads, before it was moved into the hedge.[2] When road widening was undertaken in the mid-20th century it was moved to its present position surrounded by grass verge.

External links

themodernantiquarian.com

50.4598°N -4.6946°W

Notes and References

  1. Ordnance Survey One-inch Map of Great Britain; Bodmin and Launceston, sheet 186. 1961
  2. Book: Langdon, Arthur G. . 1896 . Old Cornish Crosses . Truro . J. Pollard . 311-13.