Churchyard cross in Llanvapley churchyard
A Grade II Listed Building in Llanarth, Monmouthshire
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Coordinates
Latitude: 51.8217 / 51°49'18"N
Longitude: -2.9201 / 2°55'12"W
OS Eastings: 336681
OS Northings: 214076
OS Grid: SO366140
Mapcode National: GBR F9.WJ8Y
Mapcode Global: VH798.BGMT
Plus Code: 9C3VR3CH+MX
Entry Name: Churchyard cross in Llanvapley churchyard
Listing Date: 15 March 2000
Grade: II
Source: Cadw
Source ID: 22978
Building Class: Religious, Ritual and Funerary
Also known as: St. Mabli's Churchyard Cross, Llanvapley
ID on this website: 300022978
Location: Situated in churchyard S of chancel of Church of St Mapley/ Mabli.
County: Monmouthshire
Town: Abergavenny
Community: Llanarth (Llan-arth)
Community: Gobion Fawr
Locality: Llanvapley
Traditional County: Monmouthshire
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Christian cross
Cross base
History
Late medieval steps and base of churchyard cross.
Exterior
Steps and base of churchyard cross. Four large steps, the lowest ones with coved moulding to front of coping stones, the others of solid squared blocks. Monolith square cross-base, the angles broached to octagonal with a ridged rounded moulding, the ridge and curved sides of the broach and the angles of the octagon delineated with an incised bead moulding.
Reasons for Listing
Included as a substantial remnant of a medieval churchyard cross, of group value with the church.
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