Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Cross in churchyard of the church of St Mary
Mitchel Troy, Monmouthshire, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Religious, Ritual and Funerary
- Date of designation
- 27 September 2001
- Locality
- Tregare
- Town
- Monmouth
- Community
- Mitchel Troy
- Unitary authority
- Monmouthshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.78777, -2.84549
- Cadw reference
- 25788
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
About 9km WSW of Monmouth, on the W side of a northward bend in the minor road between Dingestow and Raglan; about 5m S of the chancel.
History
Medieval base; steps probably C18; shaft restored 1926
Exterior
A restored churchyard cross of sandstone ashlar and dressed sandstone. Square plan. Three broad steps with prominent nosings, the riser of the lowest decorated with 3 sunk moulded panels in each side. In the centre of the top step, a short medieval base, square brought to octagonal with big broach stops. Simple octagonal shaft and cross, both chamfered, and the top inscribed on the E side "PAX VOBISCUM / 1926".
Reason for designation
Listed as at least partly medival, and for group value with the church.
Nearby in the register
- St. Mary's Churchyard Cross, TregaerCrossunder 1 mi
- Church of St MaryReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- White Lion CottageDomesticunder 1 mi
- The ArthaDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.