Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Cross in Churchyard of Church of St. Michael
Gobion Fawr, Monmouthshire, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Religious, Ritual and Funerary
- Date of designation
- 9 January 1956
- Locality
- Llanfihangel Gobion
- Town
- Abergavenny
- Community
- Gobion Fawr
- Unitary authority
- Monmouthshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.77776, -2.94912
- Cadw reference
- 1999
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
On the south side of the church near the porch.
History
Steps and base of medieval churchyard cross, probably late C15.
Exterior
Built of sandstone blocks. Three square steps, the lowest of which has nosing; fine broached socket stone, the broken base stone of the shaft.
Reason for designation
Included for its special interest as the remains of a probably late medieval churchyard cross of good character which has group value with the adjoining church.
Scheduled Ancient Monument: MM124(MON) - called Llanvihangel Nigh Usk Churchyard Cross.
Nearby in the register
- Llanvihangel Nigh Usk Churchyard CrossCrossunder 1 mi
- Church of St. MichaelReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Manor House (or Gobion Manor)Domesticunder 1 mi
- Pant-y-Goitre Bridge, with approach embankments and flood archesTransportunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.