Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Churchyard Cross at Church of St Mary
Llangan, Vale of Glamorgan, Wales
A Grade II listed building in St. Mary Hill, Cowbridge / Y Bont-Faen, Llangan, Vale of Glamorgan, designated on 22 July 2003.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Religious, Ritual and Funerary
- Date of designation
- 22 July 2003
- Locality
- St. Mary Hill
- Town
- Cowbridge / Y Bont-Faen
- Community
- Llangan
- Unitary authority
- Vale of Glamorgan
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.50303, -3.50282
- Cadw reference
- 81315
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1636 map "Cornubia : Devonia, Somersetus, Dorcestria, Wiltonia, Glocestria ..." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1636 · Cornubia : Devonia, Somersetus, Dorcestria, Wiltonia, Glocestria ... (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1637 · The fourth table of England. Cornub. Devonia, Somerset etc. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1865 · England and Wales. England No. 6. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1897 · 262 Pontypridd (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1897 · 262 Pontypridd (Outline) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
In the churchyard beside the main path.
History
Late medieval, probably C15, with some repair and replacement socket stone and shaft of 1887. Unusually it retains a possibly original medieval carved head.
Exterior
Built of white limestone ashlar. Square cross-base of four diminishing steps. Replacement socket stone with broach stops. Replacement broach stopped shaft, square going to octagonal, with a neo-classical cap topped by a possibly original and certainly medieval carved head.
Reason for designation
Included as a fine churchyard cross having group value with the adjacent Church of St. Mary.
Nearby in the register
- Cross in St Mary's ChurchyardCrossunder 1 mi
- Chuchyard Wall of the Church of St MaryReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Church of St MaryReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Ringwork & Bailey at GelligarnRingwork and baileyunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.