Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Churchyard Cross, St Meugan's Church
Llanbedr Dyffryn Clwyd, Denbighshire, Wales
A scheduled monument in Llanbedr Dyffryn Clwyd, Denbighshire, recorded as Cross (Medieval).
The record
- Designation
- Scheduled monument
- Site type
- Cross
- Period
- Medieval
- Date of designation
- 11 November 1969
- Community
- Llanbedr Dyffryn Clwyd
- Unitary authority
- Denbighshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates (centre of the scheduled area)
- 53.10995, -3.28612
- SAM number
- DE188
- Cadw record number
- 2327
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesLlyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru – The National Library of WalesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries
5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1795 map "To Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn Bart ... the map of the six counties of North Wales is most humbly inscribed by his obedient humble servant" (Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru – The National Library of Wales).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1795 · To Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn Bart ... the map of the six counties of North Wales is most… (Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru – The National Library of Wales)
- 1830 · V.3:11-15:XV. Britisches Reich. A. Kon: England. b. Frstenthum Wales: Shire: 37-40 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1883 · Watershed map England, Wales 3. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1898 · 108 Flint (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 9 and 10. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Summary description and reason for designation
The following provides a general description of the Scheduled Ancient Monument.
The monument consists of a free standing cross probably dating to the early medieval or medieval period. The cross stands within the churchyard, approximately 10m to the south of the church porch. The shaft is sunk into an octagonal stone base that is 0.7m high and 2.8m in circumference. The chamfered shaft tapers from the base to the crown and is 2.7m high. It is decorated with carvings, including figurative images, floral motifs and lettering. A small stone cross has been placed on the base against the east side of the shaft.
The monument is of national importance for its potential to enhance our knowledge of the organisation and practice of Christianity. It retains significant archaeological potential, with a strong probability of the presence of associated archaeological features and deposits. A cross may be part of a larger cluster of monuments and their importance can further enhanced by their group value.
The scheduled area comprises the remains described and areas around them within which related evidence may be expected to survive.
Nearby in the register
- Churchyard Cross Shaft at St Meugan's ChurchReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Parish Church of St MeuganReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Chest Tomb at St Meugan's ChurchCommemorativeunder 1 mi
- Gates and Gatepiers to Llanrhydd HallDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.