Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Churchyard Cross on S side of St John's Church
Castle, Cardiff, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Castle, Cardiff, designated on 19 May 1975.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Religious, Ritual and Funerary
- Date of designation
- 19 May 1975
- Community
- Castle
- Unitary authority
- Cardiff
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.48061, -3.17808
- Cadw reference
- 13675
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries
5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1636 map "Cornubia : Devonia, Somersetus, Dorcestria, Wiltonia, Glocestria ..." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1636 · Cornubia : Devonia, Somersetus, Dorcestria, Wiltonia, Glocestria ... (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1865 · England and Wales. England No. 6. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1895 · Sheet 11. Ordnance Survey of England and Wales. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1898 · 263 Cardiff (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1913 · Sheet 110. Cardiff & Mouth of the Severn. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
To S of Church, near SE angle of S aisle.
History
Restored medieval churchyard cross.
Exterior
Ancient Churchyard cross. C19 steps support medieval socket and lower part of tapering octagonal shaft (upper part restored). Shaft supports weathered Medieval crucifixion and Saints.
Reason for designation
Medieval cross. Group value with St John's Church.
Nearby in the register
- Railings, Gates and Dwarf Wall to St John's Churchyard (N Section)Religious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Railings, Gates and Dwarf Wall to St John's Churchyard (S Section)Religious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Church of St John The Baptist.Religious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- New Market TavernCommercialunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.