Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Churchyard cross at the Church of St Michael
Graig, Newport, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Lower Machen, Newport, Graig, designated on 1 March 1963.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- No class recorded
- Date of designation
- 1 March 1963
- Locality
- Lower Machen
- Town
- Newport
- Community
- Graig
- Unitary authority
- Newport
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.58614, -3.11575
- Cadw reference
- 81792
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)
- 1865 · England and Wales. England No. 6. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1895 · Sheet 11. Ordnance Survey of England and Wales. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1906 · 249 Newport (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1913 · Sheet 102. Newport. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
In the churchyard just to the S of the Church of Saint Michael.
History
Base of medieval churchyard cross on stepped plinth.
Exterior
Square cross base with steep chamfer to top carrying lowest section of shaft, square broached to octagonal. Set on 2 renewed rubble stone steps.
Reason for designation
Included as the remains of a late medieval churchyard cross.
Nearby in the register
- St. Michael's Churchyard Cross, MachenCrossunder 1 mi
- Church of Saint MichaelReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Churchyard gates and piers to the Church of St MichaelNo class recordedunder 1 mi
- Railings and gate to Parkfield HouseNo class recordedunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.