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Old Cornish crosses (1896)

Langdon, Arthur G, Allen, J. Romilly (John Romilly), 1847-1907 · Truro: J. Pollard · leaf 278

An illustration from Old Cornish crosses, 1896, leaf 278
inable regardingthe original site of this cross ; it has been in thisgarden for a great many years. Dimensions.—Height, 2 ft. ; width of head, 2 ft. On both front and back is a wide-limbedLatin cross in relief, having in the middle anincised cross. On the front both crosses are upright, and on… … 242 OLD CORNISH CROSSES and near the summit, of Trenuggo Hill, on the high-road fromPenzance to St. Buryan. It is in a very good state of preservation,and is probably an early example. As will beseen, the head is not over the centre of the shaftbut leans considerably to the left ; it is,…

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