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
2026
Building Number
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
19/08/1955
Date of Amendment
Name of Property
Cross in the Churchyard of the Holy Cross
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Monmouthshire
Community
Devauden
Town
Chepstow
Locality
Kilgwrrwg
Easting
346231
Northing
198444
Street Side
Location
About 10m south of the Church of the Holy Cross
Description
Broad Class
Religious, Ritual and Funerary
Period
History
This cross is largely undatable. Most churchyard crosses are C15 but a C11 date has been suggested for this one. It is of unusual form, but it may of course have been re-erected in the C15 anyway.
Exterior
The cross lacks its steps, if it ever had them. The socket stone is half buried in the ground and bears a monolithic shaft of rectangular cross section with an integral head of simple form, carved from local conglomerate.
Interior
Reason for designation
Included for special interest as a medieval churchyard cross which, unusually, is still complete.
The cross is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, MM104(MON).
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