Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Cross in St Nicholas's Churchyard
Grosmont, Monmouthshire, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Grosmont, Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, designated on 9 January 1956.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Religious, Ritual and Funerary
- Date of designation
- 9 January 1956
- Locality
- Grosmont
- Town
- Abergavenny
- Community
- Grosmont
- Unitary authority
- Monmouthshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.91428, -2.86693
- Cadw reference
- 1948
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)
- 1830 · V.3:11-15:XV.Britisches Reich. A. Kon: England. a. England ab sich: Shire:15-17, 33 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1898 · 215 Ross (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1898 · 215 Ross (Outline) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 14. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
In gently sloping churchyard, some 100m N of porch of St Nicholas's Church.
History
The remains of a medieval churchyard cross, probably C15. The ground floor of the arched market hall houses a large octagonal stone, with triple quatrefoils on each face, which is said to be the base of this cross.
Exterior
Red sandstone, shaft partly eroded. Base and shaft of medieval churchyard cross, standing some 2m high. Square socket stone broached to an octagon, and a tapering octagonal shaft with corner broaches.
Reason for designation
Included as a surviving medieval churchyard cross having group value with St Nicholas's Church.
Scheduled Ancient monument No MM147(MON) 1011
Nearby in the register
- Grosmont Churchyard CrossCrossunder 1 mi
- Post OfficeNo class recordedunder 1 mi
- Gatepiers to St Nicholas's ChurchyardNo class recordedunder 1 mi
- Gentle JaneDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.