Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Cross in St James's Churchyard
Grosmont, Monmouthshire, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Llangua, Abergavenny, Grosmont, Monmouthshire, designated on 19 October 2000.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Religious, Ritual and Funerary
- Date of designation
- 19 October 2000
- Locality
- Llangua
- Town
- Abergavenny
- Community
- Grosmont
- Unitary authority
- Monmouthshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.92672, -2.88897
- Cadw reference
- 24173
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)
- 1895 · Sheet 11. Ordnance Survey of England and Wales. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1898 · 215 Ross (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 14. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
In churchyard, some 5m S of the porch of the Church of St James, Llangua.
History
The remains of a medieval churchyard cross, probably C15.
Exterior
Red sandstone; cement rendered shaft. Base and C20 restored shaft of medieval churchyard cross, standing some 2m high; consisting of square base with two tiers of steps, square socket stone broaches to an octagon, tapering square shaft.
Reason for designation
Included as a medieval churchyard cross having group value with Church of St James.
Nearby in the register
- Church of St JamesReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Sleath Farmhouse (aka Lech Farmhouse)Agriculture and Subsistenceunder 1 mi
- Barn at The Great HouseAgriculture and Subsistenceunder 1 mi
- The Great HouseNo class recordedunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.