Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
The City Cross
St. David's and the Cathedral Close, Pembrokeshire, Wales
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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Shown on 5 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1608 "(13) Cambriae Typus." (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.