Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
War Memorial
Solva, Pembrokeshire, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Solfach Uchaf/Upper Solva, Solva, Pembrokeshire, designated on 4 February 1991.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Commemorative
- Date of designation
- 4 February 1991
- Locality
- Solfach Uchaf/Upper Solva
- Community
- Solva
- Unitary authority
- Pembrokeshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.87359, -5.19303
- Cadw reference
- 12458
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1608 map "(13) Cambriae Typus." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1608 · (13) Cambriae Typus. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1636 · Cornubia : Devonia, Somersetus, Dorcestria, Wiltonia, Glocestria ... (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1637 · Particular description of Wales. Cambria seu Wallia (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1898 · 209 St David's (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 13. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
Situated towards the top of hill between Lower and Upper Solva, before junction with Pen-yr-Aber.
History
1020 war memorial, said to have been designed by Sir John Lavery.
Exterior
Granite Celtic cross on large inward-sloping block, inscribed on N side ‘Ein Meirw Gogoneddus’ and on south ‘Our Glorious Dead’; shallow, inward sloping block beneath and the whole raised on 5 steps.
Nearby in the register
- Glan y MorDomesticunder 1 mi
- 10 High StreetDomesticunder 1 mi
- One of Two CottagesDomesticunder 1 mi
- Pen yr Aber (Bryn y Mor)Domesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.