Cross in St Michael's Churchyard
A Grade II Listed Building in Mitchel Troy, Monmouthshire
Coordinates
Latitude: 51.7898 / 51°47'23"N
Longitude: -2.7375 / 2°44'14"W
OS Eastings: 349230
OS Northings: 210384
OS Grid: SO492103
Mapcode National: GBR FK.YFKT
Mapcode Global: VH870.H8NS
Plus Code: 9C3VQ7Q7+W2
Entry Name: Cross in St Michael's Churchyard
Listing Date: 19 November 1953
Grade: II
Source: Cadw
Source ID: 2087
Building Class: Religious, Ritual and Funerary
ID on this website: 300002087
Location: In the centre of Mitchel Troy village, on the N side of the old road from Monmouth to Raglan
County: Monmouthshire
Town: Monmouth
Community: Mitchel Troy (Llanfihangel Troddi)
Community: Mitchel Troy
Traditional County: Monmouthshire
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Churchyard cross
Exterior
Restored medieval cross-shaft. Red sandstone. Mounted on a square plinth of 3 steps and set in a low cavetto-moulded base, it is about 3m high and rectangular in section, tapering from 37x32cm at the foot, and has convex corners decorated with small shields alternating with ball-flowers so crudely-carved as to resemble little. skulls.
Reasons for Listing
Included as a unusual example of a medieval preaching cross, and for its group relationship with the church.
External Links
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