Full Report for Listed Buildings
Summary Description of a Listed Buildings
Reference Number
24716
Building Number
Grade
I
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
31/01/2001
Date of Amendment
31/01/2001
Name of Property
Cross at Croes Lwyd
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Monmouthshire
Community
Raglan
Town
Raglan
Locality
Raglan
Easting
340053
Northing
206992
Street Side
S
Location
Situated on S side of Broom Lane about 400m E of Broom House, at the bottom of the garden at Whitecross Cottage.
Description
Broad Class
Religious, Ritual and Funerary
Period
History
Monolith shaft and head of a medieval preaching cross. The cross was situated on the former boundary of the C15 Lordship of Raglan and is specifically mentioned in the grant of the Lordship to William Herbert in 1465.
Exterior
Stone cross and top of octagonal shaft hewn from a single piece of stone. The top of the shaft has a very plain flat capital and the head has raised Greek cross and raised border to rough 8-sided head, the diagonal sides concave-curved.
Interior
Reason for designation
Included as a very rare survival of a medieval boundary marker.
Scheduled Ancient Monument MM156.
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