Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Cross in churchyard of Church of St. Peter
Monmouth, Monmouthshire, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Religious, Ritual and Funerary
- Date of designation
- 10 August 2005
- Locality
- Dixton
- Town
- Monmouth
- Community
- Monmouth
- Unitary authority
- Monmouthshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.81858, -2.69854
- Cadw reference
- 85192
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 1500m north-east of Monmouth approached from the roundabout at the north entrance to the town.
History
Late medieval, reconstructed in the late C19. The socket stone and first part of the cross shaft are probably late C15, and possibly the step also. The top of the shaft and the cross are late C19.
Exterior
Red sandstone ashlar for the medieval parts and Forest of Dean stone for the Victorian parts. Square broached socket stone on a square step, there may be others below the turf or the cross may be a complete rebuilding in the late C19. Broached hollow chamfered tapering shaft going to a cross with slight crockets.
Reason for designation
Included for its special historic interest and for its association with one of Monmouth's three medieval parish churches.
Nearby in the register
- St. Peter's Churchyard Cross, DixtonCrossunder 1 mi
- Church of St. PeterReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Haberdashers' Agincourt SchoolEducationunder 1 mi
- The Old Pike HouseTransportunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.