Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Cross Base at St Mary Hill
Llangan, Vale of Glamorgan, Wales
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
- 51.49640, -3.49821
- Cadw reference
- 81317
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
Set against the north-west corner of the garden wall of Village Farmhouse.
History
The base of a probably C15 wayside cross.
Exterior
Limestone socket stone for a wayside cross. Square socket stone presumably in situ; square, chamfered off to the base of the missing shaft.
Reason for designation
Included for its historic interest as the base of a medieval wayside preaching cross.
Nearby in the register
- Village House, St Mary HillDomesticunder 1 mi
- Ringwork & Bailey at GelligarnRingwork and baileyunder 1 mi
- Chuchyard Wall of the Church of St MaryReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Churchyard Cross at Church of St MaryReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.