Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
South Churchyard Cross at Church of St Peter
Goetre Fawr, Monmouthshire, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Religious, Ritual and Funerary
- Date of designation
- 18 July 2001
- Locality
- Goetre
- Town
- Pontypool
- Community
- Goetre Fawr
- Unitary authority
- Monmouthshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.74777, -2.97604
- Cadw reference
- 25563
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
On the south side of the nave of Church of St Peter.
History
A churchyard cross of uncertain date. The base is old but it does not look medieval and it is difficult to suggest anything else appropriate. The cross dates from 1905 (inscribed).
Exterior
The cross is situated in the traditional position on the south side of the church. It is constructed of dressed sandstone blocks. Three diminishing square steps of large blocks, then a massive block for the socket stone, then a plain cross with octagonal shaft with broaches. The socket stone and the cross are both 1905, the steps are much older.
Reason for designation
Included as the interesting remains of a possibly medieval churchyard cross rebuilt in 1905.
Nearby in the register
- Obelisk to Marie Witherington in Churchyard of Church of St PeterCommemorativeunder 1 mi
- Church of St PeterReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- North Churchyard Cross at Church of St PeterReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Church FarmhouseDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.