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Churchyard Cross Shaft at St Meugan's Church
Llanbedr Dyffryn Clwyd, Denbighshire, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II*
- Broad class
- Religious, Ritual and Funerary
- Date of designation
- 24 June 1999
- Locality
- Llanrhydd
- Community
- Llanbedr Dyffryn Clwyd
- Unitary authority
- Denbighshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 53.10994, -3.28609
- Cadw reference
- 21925
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Shown on 5 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1795 "To Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn Bart ... the map of the six counties of North Wales is most humbly inscribed by his obedient humble servant" (Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru – The National Library of Wales).
Cadw's description
Location
Located in the churchyard, to the S of the church.
History
Late medieval churchyard cross shaft, probably late C15 and apparently in situ. The cross itself is lost and was already recorded missing in the C19. Some old incised graffiti, including the (now much weathered) date 1677 (or 72); on the eastern side of the shaft base are several grooves, traditionally held to have been made by the sharpening of weapons.
Exterior
Late medieval churchyard cross shaft. Of local sandstone construction and consisting of a tall tapering shaft of approximately 3m in height, set upon an octagonal base of a height of roughly 50cm. The shaft has a square section at the base, but rises to a near-octagonal section above, having deeply-chamfered corners with simple ball-flower stops. Approximately two-thirds of the way up the shaft, on the chamfered sides, are small relief-carvings of heads with rosette or sun motifs carved below. A square cross base surmounts the shaft; a plain, later cross, of approximately 20cms high, was found to be adjacent at the time of survey. On the N and E sides of the shaft is some graffiti with the incised (and much eroded) date 1672[or 7] to the latter.
Reason for designation
Listed Grade II* for its special interest as a particularly fine and scarce late medieval churchyard cross shaft.
Group value with other listed items at the Church of St Meugan.
Nearby in the register
- Churchyard Cross, St Meugan's ChurchCrossunder 1 mi
- Parish Church of St MeuganReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Chest Tomb at St Meugan's ChurchCommemorativeunder 1 mi
- Gates and Gatepiers to Llanrhydd HallDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.