Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Cross in St Govan'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
- Llangoven
- Town
- Monmouth
- Community
- Mitchel Troy
- Unitary authority
- Monmouthshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.74532, -2.78821
- Cadw reference
- 24722
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
Prominently sited in the elevated churchyard of St Govan's church, to the S side of the church some 10m SE of the porch.
History
The medieval cross base was given a new shaft and sculptured head in 1903 by Mrs. Earnshaw of Court St. Lawrence to commemorate her son Harry Popplewell Earnshaw killed 1896 aged 26 during the attack on Gatyis Kraal, Marandellas, South Africa.
Exterior
Stone preaching cross. High medieval base of five steps with early C20 weathered inscription carved into the third step recording the restoration in 1903. Square medieval cross-base broached to octagonal, the broaches of a curved keel profile. Early C20 Forest of Dean stone cross with tapering octagonal shaft with broached foot, carved capital and relief sculpture above each side in cinquefoil-cusped frames. Crucifixion on the W face and St Govan, crowned and holding a model of a church, on the E face. Ogee crocketted top.
Reason for designation
Inlcuded as a fine early C20 cross on a stepped medieval base, and for group value with the church of St. Govan.
Nearby in the register
- St. Govan's Churchyard Cross, LlangovanCross baseunder 1 mi
- Church of St GovanReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Robert Vaux monument in St Govan's churchyardReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Outbuilding to S of Church FarmhouseAgriculture and Subsistenceunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.