Full Report for Listed Buildings
The list description is not intended to be a complete inventory of what is listed: it is principally intended to aid identification. By law, the definition of a listed building includes the entire building (i) and any structure or object that is fixed to the said building and ancillary to it and (ii) any other structure or object that forms part of the land and has done so since before 1 July 1948, and was within the curtilage of the building, and ancillary to it, on the date on which said building was first included in the list, or on 1 January 1969, whichever was later.
Summary Description
Reference Number
1983
Building Number
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
09/01/1956
Date of Amendment
09/12/2005
Name of Property
Cross in Churchyard of Church of St. David
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Monmouthshire
Community
Gobion Fawr
Town
Abergavenny
Locality
Llanddewi Rhydderch
Easting
334993
Northing
212952
Street Side
Location
In the churchyard on the north side of the church.
Description
Broad Class
Religious, Ritual and Funerary
Period
History
A probably late C15 medieval cross which was restored in 1923.
Exterior
Constructed from red sandstone blocks. Three square diminishing steps on a stone base, the bottom step with moulded nosing. The broached socket stone is unusually large and well-defined. The base of the shaft is medieval; the rest with the gabled Crucifix was added in 1923.
Interior
Reason for designation
Included for its special interest as the well-preserved base of a late medieval cross with good quality C20 embellishment.
Scheduled Ancient Monument: MM117(MON) - called Llanthewy-Rhytherch Churchyard Cross-Base.
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