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Towednack Double Armed Cross

<b>Towednack Double Armed Cross</b>Posted by Mr HamheadImage © Mr Hamhead
Nearest Town:St Ives (Cornwall) (4km NE)
OS Ref (GB):   SW487382 / Sheet: 203
Latitude:50° 11' 23.13" N
Longitude:   5° 31' 15.99" W

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<b>Towednack Double Armed Cross</b>Posted by Mr Hamhead

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This cross can be found just inside the porch of the Church. It forms a bench on the right hand side.
This post appears as part of the weblog entry The Quoits of Penwith
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Mr Hamhead Posted by Mr Hamhead
31st January 2004ce

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According to Ian Cooke's book "The Tinner's Way", this cross design originated in Crete in 2000-1500BC. It represents part of an axe-cult concerned with royalty and a goddess priesthood.
What it is doing in West Cornwall is not known...or is it?

The graveyard of the church is in a round suggesting a pre christian site.
This post appears as part of the weblog entry The Quoits of Penwith
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Mr Hamhead Posted by Mr Hamhead
31st January 2004ce
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