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Fig. 1: some stone crosses in Cornwall Fig. 2: some more stone crosses The hundreds of Cornwall. Wayside crosses and Celtic inscribed stones are found in Cornwall in large numbers; the inscribed stones (about 40 in number) are thought to be earlier in date than the crosses and are a product of Celtic Christian society. It is likely that the ...
[10] [11] The last church services conducted in Cornish were in Ludgvan in the late 17th century (this claim is also made for Towednack). There are four Cornish crosses in the parish; one is at Crowlas, another at Whitecross (this has a cross on one side of the head and a crude crucifixus figure on the other) and two are in the churchyard. [12]
The early incised cross on a stone in the porch and the altar slab suggest that the subordination to Lelant only began after the Norman Conquest. [9] The stone in the porch forms a bench; the cross shaft has crosses at both ends. [10] Over the porch is a typical sundial of a wide class of Cornish church dials from 1720.
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St Michael’s Way is named and shown as a series of green diamonds on the Ordnance Survey 1:25000 scale map, [6] although it is not indicated on the 1:50000 scale map. [ 7 ] The full route involves a significant westward excursion from Ludgvan church to Gulval church, then returning eastwards from Eastern Green (near Penzance) to Marazion ...
Current and disused stone quarries are in the area, but "whel" or "huel" were never used for quarries. [citation needed] Boduel on the 1940s Ordnance Survey Popular Edition One Inch to the Mile map. Boduel can be seen about 4.5 km from the west edge of the map, 2+ km from the north.
Dodman Point (Cornish: Penn Den Varow) near Mevagissey is the highest headland on the south Cornwall coast, measuring 374 feet (114 m). [3] It is also known by its earlier names of the Deadman and Deadman's Point. [4]
A khachkar (also spelled as khatchkar) or Armenian cross-stone [1] (Armenian: խաչքար, pronounced [χɑtʃʰˈkʰɑɾ], խաչ xačʿ "cross" + քար kʿar "stone") is a carved, memorial stele bearing a cross, and often with additional motifs such as rosettes, interlaces, and botanical motifs. [2]