A public record of the stone in your built environmentExplore the mapBrowse all locationsFor researchersAbout the project
London Pavement Geology — home
Submit a location

Now extended for the rest of the UK

  • Explore
    • Map of all sites
    • Search Locations
  • Browse
  • Submit a Location
  • About
    • About this project
    • Project History
    • Further Reading
    • Useful Links
    • Mobile App
  • Contact

Categories

AllIgneousMetamorphicSedimentaryFossilStructure
 
 
 

Home/Explore the map/Browse A–Z: C

Celtic Cross Grave Stone

Cornish Granite

  • Igneous
  • Granite
  • 290 Ma

This stone is older than it looks. Send it to someone five minutes away.

  • WhatsApp (opens in a new tab)
  • Bluesky (opens in a new tab)
  • X (opens in a new tab)
  • Facebook (opens in a new tab)
  • Email

See the message

Just found Cornish Granite in Celtic Cross Grave Stone.

290 Ma granite, quarried at Cornwall, England UK. Nearest stop: Hadley Wood.

This stone is older than it looks — worth five minutes if you're nearby.
https://www.londonpavementgeology.co.uk/location/1798-celtic-cross-grave-stone/

Location Details

Back to Map

Location of Geological Feature
Stone used for the cross.
Rock Type
Granite
Geological Age
290 Ma
Quarry Location
Cornwall, England UK
Category
Igneous
Nearest station
Hadley Wood
Address
Hadley Green Road EN5 5PZ
Celtic Cross Grave Stone — Cornish Granite
Cornish Granite at Celtic Cross Grave Stone
Cornish Granite at Celtic Cross Grave Stone (detail 2)
Cornish Granite at Celtic Cross Grave Stone (detail 3)
    Entry submitted by Ruth

Nearby

The closest other recorded buildings.

  • St Mary the VirginFlint40 m · about 1 min walk
  • St Mary's Churchyard Monken HadleyPeterhead Granite50 m · about 1 min walk
  • Hadley Green Drinking FountainPeterhead Granite630 m · about 10 min walk
  • Horizon Law, Highstone HouseOtta Schist740 m · about 12 min walk
  • The SpiresPortland Stone: Whitbed930 m · about 15 min walk
  • High Barnet NatWest BankRustenburg Bon Accord980 m · about 15 min walk

Suggest an Edit


London Pavement Geology

A public record of the stone in your built environment.

Like the site? Buy us a coffee

Explore

Map of all sitesSearch locationsBrowse every location

Contribute

Submit a locationContact us

About

About this projectProject historyFurther readingUseful links

Funding, sponsorship and supporting institutions

  • Marelambis Ltd.
  • University College London
  • Petroleum Exploration Society of Great Britain
  • Geologists' Association Curry Fund
  • Geoscience Wales
  • The Geological Society
  • London Geodiversity Partnership

With donations from individuals in the oil and gas industry who wish to remain anonymous.

Building stone data by Ruth Siddall, Dave Wallis and contributors. Project founded by Dave Wallis.

Privacy policyCookie policyTerms© 2026 London Pavement GeologyWeb design by Livetech

We would like to use Google Analytics to see which pages people find useful. It sets cookies in your browser, so we only do it if you say yes. Nothing about you is identified individually. What we use and why.