Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
St. Sannan's Churchayrd Cross, Bedwellty
Argoed, Caerphilly, Wales
A scheduled monument in Argoed, Caerphilly, recorded as Cross (Medieval).
The record
- Designation
- Scheduled monument
- Site type
- Cross
- Period
- Medieval
- Date of designation
- 16 July 2002
- Community
- Argoed
- Unitary authority
- Caerphilly
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates (centre of the scheduled area)
- 51.69514, -3.20735
- SAM number
- MM310
- Cadw record number
- 1034
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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)
- 1637 · The fourth table of England. Cornub. Devonia, Somerset etc. (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
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 in the churchyard of St. Sannan's church, Bedwellty. It is a partially restored medieval cross. It comprises three rubble-built steps 2.8m square at ground level, surmounted by a square socket-stone 0.77m wide by 0.38m high, with large grooved and broached stops at the corners. The socket-stone supports a chamfered sun-dial shaft 0.95m high, 0.33m wide at the base, tapering to 0.22m at the top. The sun-dial shaft dates to 1722 and an inscription on the east face of the socket-stone records its restoration in 1925. The cross was recorded in its current position since in 1893.
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 St Sannan churchyardReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Church of St SannanReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Aberbargoed war memorial gatesCommemorativeunder 1 mi
- Argoed Baptist ChurchReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.