Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Cross in St Martin's Churchyard
Crucorney, Monmouthshire, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Religious, Ritual and Funerary
- Date of designation
- 9 January 1956
- Locality
- Cwmyoy
- Town
- Abergavenny
- Community
- Crucorney
- Unitary authority
- Monmouthshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.90416, -3.02018
- Cadw reference
- 1934
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 1636 "Cornubia : Devonia, Somersetus, Dorcestria, Wiltonia, Glocestria ..." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Cadw's description
Location
10m south of the porch of the Church of St Martin.
History
A medieval cross of probably C15 date.
Exterior
Limestone. Steps, base and shaft of medieval churchyard Cross. Three decreasing steps, an eight sided socket stone with corner broaches, and a tapering octagonal shaft with corner broaches.
Reason for designation
Included as a surviving medieval churchyard cross having group value with the church.
Scheduled Ancient Monument No 142.
Nearby in the register
- Cwmyoy Churchyard CrossCrossunder 1 mi
- Church of St MartinReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Tomb of Daniel (Chandler?) at Church of St MartinReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Ty CharlesDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.