Benchmark - St Cubert - Cubert, Cornwall
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N 50° 22.682 W 005° 06.925
30U E 349592 N 5582801
Cut benchmark on a buttress on the north west corner of St Cubert's church, Cubert.
Waymark Code: WMZD7H
Location: South West England, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 10/23/2018
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Cut benchmark on a buttress on the north west corner of St Cubert's church, Cubert.
|
Square |
Easting |
Northing |
Mark type |
Description |
Height |
Order |
Datum |
Verified year |
Metres above ground |
|
SW |
7860 |
5776 |
CUT MARK |
NW ANG BUTT TWR ST CUBERTUS CH N FACE |
87.517 |
3 |
'N' |
1952 |
1.000 |
Cubert is a small village just west of Newquay, named for St Cubert, an 7th-century Welsh missionary and companion of St Carantoc. A holy well associated with the saint gave its name to nearby Holywell village.
The 13th-century parish church stands on the site of an earlier Norman church, which, in turn, replaced a pre-Conquest timber building. The west tower was added around 1300, and the entire church was restored by GE Street from 1846. Street is responsible for the striking spire, with a 'drop-shoulder' design more reminiscent of Sussex, or, indeed, France.
The tower is buttressed on the square, and on the second stage is canted into an octagon, surmounted by a spire; it contained three bells. The church and spire were considerably damaged by lightning on Monday, 10th April 1848; they were restored in 1852.