Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Base of Cross at St. Andrew's Churchyard
Presteigne, Powys, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Presteigne, Powys, designated on 26 March 1985.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Religious, Ritual and Funerary
- Date of designation
- 26 March 1985
- Community
- Presteigne
- Unitary authority
- Powys
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.27462, -3.00435
- Cadw reference
- 8829
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 1637 map "Particular description of Wales. Cambria seu Wallia" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1637 · Particular description of Wales. Cambria seu Wallia (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1830 · V.3:11-15:XV.Britisches Reich. A. Kon: England. a. England ab sich: Shire:15-17, 33 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1883 · Watershed map England, Wales 3. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1899 · 180 Knighton (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 14. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Exterior
Remains of a stone cross and socket stone at the Scallions entrance to churchyard. Octagonal plinth with chamfered upper angle. Broken cross shaft set in square socket, shaft is checked back at angles to turn polygonal above. Otherwise broken and detailing eroded.
Reason for designation
Group value.
Nearby in the register
- Church HouseDomesticunder 1 mi
- Garden Wall at The Old RectoryDomesticunder 1 mi
- Ivy HouseDomesticunder 1 mi
- Church ViewDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.