Claim: Charles Thomas said that because the cross dates to around 1050 AD, Ricatus, a possible 11th-century king of Cornwall, could have been little more than a local ruler around Land's End.
Evidence: Ricatus was a possible 11th-century king of Cornwall, although recent scholarship has cast doubt on his existence. The cross dates to around 1050 AD, or as early as 1007. Writing about it in 1986, Charles Thomas said that because of this late date, Ricatus could have been little more than a local ruler around Land's End.