Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
The City Cross
St. David's and the Cathedral Close, Pembrokeshire, Wales
A Grade II* listed building in St. David's and the Cathedral Close, Pembrokeshire, designated on 1 March 1963.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II*
- Broad class
- Religious, Ritual and Funerary
- Date of designation
- 1 March 1963
- Community
- St. David's and the Cathedral Close
- Unitary authority
- Pembrokeshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.88106, -5.26556
- Cadw reference
- 12575
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 in the centre of triangular central square of St David's, with cathedral visible downhill to W.
Exterior
C14 stone cross retaining its original octagonal shaft and square socket stone but with Celtic cross head of 1873. Base of six stone steps.
A broken Caerbwdy stone Celtic cross set in the wall outside Treleddyn Uchaf is reputedly the original head.
Scheduled Ancient Monument Pe 94.
Nearby in the register
- The City CrossCrossunder 1 mi
- Roach FountainCommemorativeunder 1 mi
- Menai, including Garden Walls, Gates & RailingsDomesticunder 1 mi
- Lloyd's BankCommercialunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.