Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
St Elidy's Church Cross Base
Amroth, Pembrokeshire, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Amroth Village, Tenby, Amroth, Pembrokeshire, designated on 1 September 1997.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Religious, Ritual and Funerary
- Date of designation
- 1 September 1997
- Locality
- Amroth Village
- Town
- Tenby
- Community
- Amroth
- Unitary authority
- Pembrokeshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.73948, -4.66180
- Cadw reference
- 18855
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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)
- 1891 · Sheet 10. Ordnance Survey of England and Wales. . (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1898 · 228 Haverfordwest (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 13. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
Near the S porch of St Elidyr's Church, Amroth.
History
A mediaeval preaching cross base. Thomas Cromwell ordered the destruction of all preaching crosses in 1547, though many in S Pembrokeshire survived. This one was less fortunate. The present stone representing the cross shaft is a fragment of probably C17 window masonry.
Exterior
Four steps of local rubble masonry, much restored. A later stone erected to replace the cross.
Reason for designation
Listed as the fragmentaly survival of a medieval cross base, of group value with the church.
Nearby in the register
- St Elidyr's ChurchReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Former Sion House Gates (Lower pair)Domesticunder 1 mi
- Former Sion Gates (Upper pair)Domesticunder 1 mi
- Colby LodgeDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.