MM111

Mitchel Troy Churchyard Cross  

09/03/1950  

Designated  

Monmouthshire  

Mitchel Troy  

349230  

210383  

Religious, Ritual and Funerary  

Cross  

Medieval  

The following provides a general description of the Scheduled Ancient Monument. The monument consists of a free standing cross probably dating to the early medieval or medieval period which stands in the churchyard on the south side of the church. The Monument is c3.7m in height and sits on a set of four steps, which are 0.7m in height and c3.5m in length and depth. On the top step, which is shallower than the others, is the cross base which is 0.3m high and 0.6m in length and depth and tapers slightly towards the top. Set in the cross base is an rectangular-sectioned shaft, which tapers towards the top. The shaft is c2.7m high. It is made up of three stones, the bottom two of which are held together by iron dowels. There are small chamfered stops at the base of the shaft, the chamfered sides have been carved in relief from bottom to top with balls in which three circles have been incised. 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.