Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Churchyard Cross at Parish Church of St Hilary
Llanfair, Vale of Glamorgan, Wales
A Grade II listed building in St Hilary, Llanfair, Vale of Glamorgan, designated on 22 September 1995.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Religious, Ritual and Funerary
- Date of designation
- 22 September 1995
- Locality
- St Hilary
- Community
- Llanfair
- Unitary authority
- Vale of Glamorgan
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.44969, -3.41706
- Cadw reference
- 16418
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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)
- 1637 · The fourth table of England. Cornub. Devonia, Somerset etc. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1865 · England and Wales. England No. 6. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1897 · 262 Pontypridd (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1897 · 262 Pontypridd (Outline) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
Located within the churchyard, to the SE of St Hilary parish church.
Exterior
The remains of a medieval churchyard cross comprising four steps of coursed ashlar blocks crowned by an eight sided medieval cross base with broach stops to four corners. On top of the base a mid C19 limestone cross has been erected with concave moulding to the shaft and cross with fleuron decoration.
Reason for designation
Listed grade II as a surviving base of a substantial medieval cross, having group value with the adjacent parish church of St Hilary.
Nearby in the register
- Bassett Family Tomb Enclosure in Churchyard of Parish Church of St HilaryReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Parish Church of St HilaryReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- No 1 Manor CottagesDomesticunder 1 mi
- No 2 Manor CottagesDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.