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ORNAMENT ON THE EARLY CROSSES OF CORNWALL. 



(d). Two bosses as above. 



S. Day — Tregullow. 



Two bosses occur in the 

 interlaced work on E. front of 

 Water-pit Down Cross on the 

 shaft. 



(e). A Heart. 

 Stythians — Trevalis. 



(/). A fleur-de-lis} 

 Egloshayle — Washaway. 



{g). Grosses. 



Constantino — Trevease ; on 

 front a patriarchal cross 

 in relief, the legs of the 

 Figure resting on the top 

 bar. 



Egloshayle — In churchyard, a 

 chamfered Latin cross in 

 relief with a bead passing 

 up the centre, the cross 

 stands on an oblong pro- 

 jection. 



Lewannick — Holywell. On 

 either side of this wheel 

 cross, is, what is termed in 

 heraldry, a " cross patee 

 fitchee" in relief. 



S. Eeock — In churchyard (on 

 S.E. front) a foliated 

 Gothic cross, in relief. 



S. Wendron — Bodilly. On a 

 square shaft with rounded 

 top a cross formed by the 

 four triangular spaces 

 between the arms being 

 in relief instead of sunk, 

 the cross thus formed 

 being flush with the face 

 of the stone. 



Sancreed — In churchyard (on 

 S. side top). 



There are some curious 

 forms of crosses worth noting. 

 At Sennen, S. Levan (2), S. 

 Michael, S. Minver, in the 

 churchyards, are crosses in 

 relief of the form most com- 

 mon in Ireland, i.e. the arms 

 are the same width to about 

 half way from the centre, and 

 are suddenly widened, and 

 splayed at the ends. 



(h). Projecting bands. 



Lawhitton — In Treniffle gar- 

 den. A four-holed cross 

 head, with a boldly pro- 

 jecting bead round the 

 neck. 



Michaelstow — In churchyard, 

 exactly similar to fore- 

 going. 



Penryn — Eish-market cross 

 (the cross of the head 

 stands on a rounded neck- 

 ing 4-in. deep, and the 

 width of the shaft). 



S.Blazey— Biscovey. Around- 

 ed band 3-inches deep, 

 encircling the shaft mid- 

 way. 



S. Day— Tregullow, ingrounds 

 (a splayed band 4£-in. 

 wide round the lower part 

 of the Shaft, 12-in. above 

 the ground). 



S. Dennis— In churchyard (a 

 square band or collar 

 round the neck). 



(t). Miscellaneous ornament in 

 relief. 

 S. Wendron — Merther Uny in 

 old churchyard (on either 

 front, a rectangular pro- 

 jection). 



1 1 failed to make out anything resembling a fleur-de-lis on the cross in 

 Egloshayle churchyard as shewn by Sir John Maclean, in his " Deanery of Trigg 

 Minor," vol. 1, p. 406. 



