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S. Buryan — Vallensajer. 

 Cury — In churchyard. 

 S. Day — Tregullow. 



The two latter are varied 

 by having the shaft narrowed 

 suddenly from the lower limb, 

 and widened at the bottom 

 forming a kind of foot or 

 stand. The example at Tre- 

 gullow has the cross in relief, 

 and the shaft only is incised, 

 the only instance of the kind. 



(d). 

 Constantine — Bosvathick, 



Merthen. 

 S. Wendron — Merther Uny 

 cross (on either front). 

 On the N.W. side, the 

 bottom of the cross, the 

 shaft is expanded, form- 

 ing a step or foot. 

 Incised Latin crosses 

 are found on the shafts of the 

 two following monoliths, (1), 

 Trewardreva, (Constantine) ; 

 (2), Lanivet, N. cross, (S. side 

 middle panel, and E. front 

 lower panel). 



On Latin Crosses. 



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(a). Short Latin Crosses. 

 Blisland — Lavethan. 

 Temple — In churchyard (2). 



(b). Long Latin Crosses. 



Northill — Trebartha. 



S. Neot — In Vicarage grounds 



(2). 



(3). S. Andrew's Grosses. 



Lanivet — In churchyard (N. 



cross, N. Side). 

 S. Dennis?— On W. and N. 



faces, at the bottom. 



(4). Tau Crosses. 



Constantine — Nan j arrow (in- 

 verted). 

 Tywardreath — Menabilly. 



The latter formed by one 

 vertical and two horizontal 

 lines. 



(5). Patriarchal Crosses. 

 Temple — In churchyard. 



(6). Miscellaneous Forms 

 of Crosses. 



Lanivet — In churchyard, (N. 



cross lower panel, W. 



front), a Latin cross, the 



three upper limbs having 



tau ends. 

 Constantine — Trewardreva. 



Formed by one horizontal 

 and two diagonal lines. 

 Towednack — In chur.cn porch, 



(cross slab). 



In the church porch of 

 the last named is a rectangular 

 stone which forms one of the 

 seats. On it is cut, — what 

 might be called a double Latin 

 cross with expanded arms, 

 formed by one line for the 

 shaft, and the arms of the 

 cross cut at both ends. 



