What is recorded here
90 foot high Celtic cross. Monument to Francis Basset, 1st Baron de Dunstanville and Basset. 1836.
Erected in 1836, the Basset Monument is a 90-foot-high Celtic cross commemorating Francis Basset, 1st Baron de Dunstanville and Basset, a prominent Cornish landowner and politician. It stands as a significant example of 19th-century memorial architecture and reflects the legacy of the Basset family in the region.
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Photo: Anne Burgess · CC BY-SA 2.0