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The cross measures about 19 feet (5.8 m) high; including the base, which measures 2 feet 3 inches (0.69 m). The cross is made of sandstone which is yellow in colour. The main shaft of the cross is carved from a single block of sandstone; the base and the capstone on the top are carved from separate stones.
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 ...
The High crosses are some of the most well-known stone crosses known in the British Isles. Many of the sculptured stone crosses have inward curving “armpits,” which are the junctions of the cross arms and the long stem. [5] The designs of the crosses are also similar to those seen in illuminated manuscripts, such as the Book of Kells.
Muiredach's High Cross, Monasterboice, 9th or 10th century A simpler example, Culdaff, County Donegal, Ireland. A high cross or standing cross (Irish: cros ard / ardchros, [1] Scottish Gaelic: crois àrd / àrd-chrois, Welsh: croes uchel / croes eglwysig) is a free-standing Christian cross made of stone and often richly decorated.
The local community radio station is Coast FM (formerly Penwith Radio), which broadcasts on 96.5 and 97.2 FM. [16] \ In 1931 the civil parish of Uny Lelant had a population of 1733. [17] On 1 April 1934 the parish was abolished and merged with St Ives and Ludgvan. [18]
The screen is one of the finest 15th century examples in Cornwall; it has three gates and the cornice of vines and tracery and vaulting are finely carved. [5] The 79 bench-end carvings were executed by Robert Daye between 1510 and 1530 ( Pevsner attributes them to 1524 or later) and portray a range of subjects including a Cornish piper and ...
The cross in the churchyard The Norman font. A Norman church was built in Altarnun in the 12th century, but the present church was built in the 15th century from unquarried stone from Bodmin Moor. The church is dedicated to St Nonna, mother of St David. A Celtic cross from the time of St Nonna stands by the church gate.
Articles relating to stone crosses. They are typically Christian monuments, almost always hewn from a single block of stone, usually granite , sandstone , limestone or basalt . Wikimedia Commons has media related to Stone crosses .