Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Trelawnyd Churchyard Cross
Trelawnyd and Gwaenysgor, Flintshire, Wales
A scheduled monument in Trelawnyd and Gwaenysgor, Flintshire, recorded as Cross (Medieval).
The record
- Designation
- Scheduled monument
- Site type
- Cross
- Period
- Medieval
- Community
- Trelawnyd and Gwaenysgor
- Unitary authority
- Flintshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates (centre of the scheduled area)
- 53.30567, -3.36848
- SAM number
- FL115
- Cadw record number
- 326
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 WalesNational Library of ScotlandNational Library of Scotland
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)
- 1883 · Watershed map England, Wales 3. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1885 · OS One-Inch (Hills) 1885-1903 (National Library of Scotland)
- 1901 · Sheet 9 and 10. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1930 · OS Popular Edition 1919-1947 (National Library of Scotland)
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 and is located within Trelawnyd Churchyard, 12yds to the south-east of the southern porch. The cross has a 7ft high rectangular shaft with chamfered edges, set in a socket in a square base block with chamfered stops. This is surmounted by a lantern head with a well-preserved carving of the crucifixion on two sides and canopied niches on the other two sides.
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
- Cross in churchyard of the Church of St Michael & All AngelsReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Lloyd family tombs against S chancel wall of Church of St MichaelReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Church of St Michael & All AngelsReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Row of 7 tombs against E chancel wall of Church of St MichaelReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.