Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Preaching Cross in Churchyard of Church of St Cynfarch and St Mary
Llanfair Dyffryn Clwyd, Denbighshire, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Religious, Ritual and Funerary
- Date of designation
- 19 May 2001
- Locality
- Llanfair Dyffryn Clwyd
- Community
- Llanfair Dyffryn Clwyd
- Unitary authority
- Denbighshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 53.08937, -3.29366
- Cadw reference
- 25208
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 1795 "To Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn Bart ... the map of the six counties of North Wales is most humbly inscribed by his obedient humble servant" (Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru – The National Library of Wales).
Cadw's description
Location
In St Cynfarch and St Mary's churchyard, south of the church porch.
History
A C15 preaching cross, converted in c1800 to a churchyard sundial.
Exterior
Of the preaching cross only the calvary and the bottom half metre of the shaft has survived: the shaft is let into a base block standing on two stone steps. On the reduced shaft a bronze sundial has been fixed. It is marked E[dward] Tavo, fecit, Chester (Tavo was an instrument maked in Eastgate Street). The date 1800 is carved into the stone at one side.
Reason for designation
Listed for group value with the Church of St Cynfarch and St Mary.
Nearby in the register
- Church of St Cynfarch and St MaryReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Church HouseReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Lychgate at St Cynfarch and St Mary's ChurchReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Ceffyl Gwyn Public HouseCommercialunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.