Cross in the Churchyard of the Holy Cross, Devauden, Monmouthshire

Coordinates

Latitude: 51.6822 / 51°40'55"N

Longitude: -2.7791 / 2°46'44"W

OS Eastings: 346231

OS Northings: 198444

OS Grid: ST462984

Mapcode National: GBR JG.5CMY

Mapcode Global: VH79X.SZ5B

Plus Code: 9C3VM6JC+V9

Entry Name: Cross in the Churchyard of the Holy Cross

Listing Date: 19 August 1955

Last Amended: 8 September 2000

Grade: II

Source: Cadw

Source ID: 2026

Building Class: Religious, Ritual and Funerary

ID on this website: 300002026

Location: About 10m south of the Church of the Holy Cross

County: Monmouthshire

Town: Chepstow

Community: Devauden

Locality: Kilgwrrwg

Traditional County: Monmouthshire

Tagged with: Churchyard cross

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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.

Reasons for Listing

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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Other nearby listed buildings

II* Church of the Holy Cross
About 500m north of Kilgwrrwg House and approached by a footpath from it. Kilgwrrwg House is about 3km west of Devauden village approached by a long cul-de-sac lane.
II Church of St Peter
About 3km west of Devauden village
II* Cross in the Churchyard of the Church of St Thomas a Becket
About 15m south of the church.
II* Church of St Thomas a Becket
In the centre of Wolvesnewton village on the north side of the road west from Cobbler's Plain.
II Great House Farmhouse
About lkm east of the Church of St Thomas a Becket on the north side of the road to Cobbler's Plain and Devauden.
II Stable block and Garage at Tredean
About 150m south of Tredean.
II* Tredean
About lkm north west of Devauden village approached by a long drive off the west side of the Monmouth Road on the edge of the escarpment overlooking the Wolvesnewton valley.
II Teahouse/Gazebo, steps and terracing at Tredean
About 30m from the north west corner of Tredean House.

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Cross in the Churchyard of the Holy Cross

A Grade II Listed Building in Devauden, Monmouthshire