Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Cross in the churchyard of the Church of St Nicholas
Trellech United, Monmouthshire, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Religious, Ritual and Funerary
- Date of designation
- 19 November 1953
- Locality
- Trellech
- Town
- Monmouth
- Community
- Trellech United
- Unitary authority
- Monmouthshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.74565, -2.72495
- Cadw reference
- 2107
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
About 20m south of the Church of St Nicholas.
History
A probably C15 preaching cross. It is said to have been removed from Cross Lane, but this seems unlikely. It does, however, appear to have been reconstructed at some time.
Exterior
The cross is constructed of red and grey sandstone in large blocks and is built on a square base of five diminishing steps. This is topped by a large square socket stone with broaches and the base of a tapering octagonal shaft. This is crowned by a later tapering stone and a small cross.
Reason for designation
Included as a medieval preaching cross which has strong group value with the other listed buildings in the centre of Trellech village.
Scheduled Ancient Monument MM107(MON).
Nearby in the register
- Trellech Churchyard CrossCrossunder 1 mi
- Lychgate of the Church of St NicholasCommemorativeunder 1 mi
- Church of St NicholasReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- The CroftEducationunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.