Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Cross in St Martin's Churchyard
Mitchel Troy, Monmouthshire, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Religious, Ritual and Funerary
- Date of designation
- 31 January 2001
- Locality
- Pen-y-clawdd
- Town
- Monmouth
- Community
- Mitchel Troy
- Unitary authority
- Monmouthshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.76673, -2.79426
- Cadw reference
- 24720
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
Sited in the churchyard of St Martin's church, Pen-y-clawdd to the east of the path to the church and some 5m south of the porch.
History
Churchyard cross of 1885 on medieval base.
Exterior
Stone churchyard cross. Medieval base of three relatively small steps, the top 2 a single monolith, the bottom step probably rebuilt in C19. Small square medieval plinth stone, square with chamfered top. Cross is of Forest of Dean stone, square at foot, then octagonal with moulded capital under 8-sided pedestal to a carved gabled Crucifix. Pedestal has IHC shield and crown to front, 1885 date to rear.
Reason for designation
Included as an attractive C19 churchyard cross on medieval base.
Nearby in the register
- St. Martin's Churchyard Cross, Pen y ClawddCross baseunder 1 mi
- Church of St MartinReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Archway at Pen-y-clawdd HouseNo class recordedunder 1 mi
- Barn at Pen-y-clawdd HouseAgriculture and Subsistenceunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.