E face of a late Saxon (C10th) wheel-headed cross W of the church at Lanivet, Cornwall, England, UK, showing scroll work on the granite shaft.
E face of a late Saxon wheel-headed cross W of the church at Lanivet, Cornwall, England, UK, showing scroll work on the granite shaft. The W face is decorated with interlace. The splayed, equal limbs of the four-hole crosshead are decorated with triquetra knots. Considered to be C10th, part of the "western British Viking-age sculptural tradition." It is Grade II* Listed & stands in its original position in St Nevet's churchyard. The church is situated halfway along the Forth-y-Sans, the Saints Way: miles from Padstow to Fowey avoiding the treacherous waters around Land's End. Lanivet means the church at Neved, rather than being dedicated to a St Nevet it may come from the pre-Christian word neved (a sacred place) or nemet (a sacred grove).
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Location: Church of St Nevet, Lanivet, Bodmin, Cornwall, England, UK
Photo credit: © Mick Sharp / Alamy / Afripics
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