Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Churchyard Cross
Llantrisant Fawr, Monmouthshire, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Religious, Ritual and Funerary
- Date of designation
- 22 June 2000
- Locality
- Llantrissent/Llantrisant
- Town
- Usk
- Community
- Llantrisant Fawr
- Unitary authority
- Monmouthshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.66749, -2.88158
- Cadw reference
- 23491
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
Situated in churchyard S of parish church.
History
Steps and base of a medieval churchyard cross, with later C20 stone cross.
Exterior
Churchyard cross on broad square two-step medieval platform, the lower step with chamfered nosing, the upper stone-flagged. Medieval square cross-base, broached to octagonal, with humped broaches and incised bead-mould outlining chamfered top. C20 tapering square tooled stone shaft with red sandstone Latin cross, possibly reused.
Reason for designation
Included as a churchyard cross with substantial medieval base, of group value with the parish church.
Nearby in the register
- Church of Saints Peter, Paul and JohnReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Lychgate to Parish ChurchReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- TribwthinDomesticunder 1 mi
- Royal OakCommercialunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.