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
667
Building Number
Grade
II*
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
20/10/1966
Date of Amendment
01/02/1995
Name of Property
Churchyard Cross
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Denbighshire
Community
Corwen
Town
Locality
Easting
307873
Northing
343398
Street Side
Location
Immediately SW of the church.
Description
Broad Class
Religious, Ritual and Funerary
Period
History
The cross has been variously dated at between the C9 and the C12.
Exterior
A tapering shaft c2m in height, with rounded angles carries the remains of a cross head with inter-lace decoration. Low-relief of a small cross on the E face of the shaft which is raised on a rough circular base. This base stone was formerly supported on 4 or 5 rough stones, which were recorded by Pennant, but which had gone by 1902.
Interior
Reason for designation
A fine example of a decorated churchyard cross.
Scheduled Ancient Monument, Ref. Me 52.
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