Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Cross in St James's Churchyard
Skenfrith, Monmouthshire, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Llanvetherine, Abergavenny, Skenfrith, Monmouthshire, designated on 19 October 2000.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Agriculture and Subsistence
- Date of designation
- 19 October 2000
- Locality
- Llanvetherine
- Town
- Abergavenny
- Community
- Skenfrith
- Unitary authority
- Monmouthshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.84965, -2.92445
- Cadw reference
- 24185
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)
- 1895 · Sheet 11. Ordnance Survey of England and Wales. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1898 · 232 Abergavenny (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1898 · 232 Abergavenny (Outline) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 14. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
In a gently sloping churchyard, on S side of the B 4521 in the centre of Llanvetherine, approximately 10m SE of the porch of St James's Church.
History
A probably C16 churchyard cross.
Exterior
Churchyard cross has large square plinth with moulded cornice; three decreasing steps; large four sided stone base to octagonal socket stone with vestigial corner broaches, and restored shaft base.
Reason for designation
Included as a surviving medieval churchyard cross having strong group value with the church.
Nearby in the register
- St. James's Churchyard Cross, LlanvetherineCross baseunder 1 mi
- Church of St JamesReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- The Old RectoryNo class recordedunder 1 mi
- Gelli HouseNo class recordedunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.