Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Churchyard Cross in Coychurch Churchyard
Coychurch Lower, Bridgend, Wales
A Grade II* listed building in Coychurch, Coychurch Lower, Bridgend, designated on 15 October 1997.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II*
- Broad class
- Religious, Ritual and Funerary
- Date of designation
- 15 October 1997
- Locality
- Coychurch
- Community
- Coychurch Lower
- Unitary authority
- Bridgend
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.50604, -3.52932
- Cadw reference
- 18965
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 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
Situated in Coychurch churchyard very close to the S door of the Church of St Crallo.
History
Medieval churchyard crosses served both to sanctify the churchyard for burial before the custom of individual churchyard monuments developed after the Reformation and as a focus for preachers especially of the itinerant orders.
Exterior
A large and high churchyard cross of finely coursed and finished stone, consisting of a hexagonal block of 5 steps, each tier comprising a stone step with a moulded edge; the plinth is a large broached hexagonal block on a shallow splayed base; octagonal shaft is tapered, with weathered stops and a later square sundial of 1715 in place of former cross head.
Reason for designation
Listed II*as an almost complete late medieval monument of unusual size, and for group value with the Church of St Crallo, the group of 3 table tombs, and the tombstone of Thomas Richards.
Scheduled Ancient Monument: GM212(BRI)
Nearby in the register
- Coychurch Churchyard CrossCrossunder 1 mi
- Group of 3 table tombs in Coychurch churchyard adjoining S porchReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Early Medieval Composite Pillar-Crosses at St Crallo’s Church, CoychurchCross shaftunder 1 mi
- Church of St CralloReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.