Churchyard cross in St Andrew's Churchyard
A Grade II Listed Building in Dinas Powys, Vale of Glamorgan
Coordinates
Latitude: 51.4355 / 51°26'7"N
Longitude: -3.2405 / 3°14'25"W
OS Eastings: 313867
OS Northings: 171454
OS Grid: ST138714
Mapcode National: GBR HV.NX6L
Mapcode Global: VH6FK.S57W
Plus Code: 9C3RCQP5+6R
Entry Name: Churchyard cross in St Andrew's Churchyard
Listing Date: 3 May 2002
Grade: II
Source: Cadw
Source ID: 26501
Building Class: Religious, Ritual and Funerary
ID on this website: 300026501
Location: Standing S of the church.
County: Vale of Glamorgan
Community: Dinas Powys
Community: Dinas Powys
Locality: St Andrews Major
Traditional County: Glamorgan
Tagged with:
Christian cross
History
Medieval, restored in C19.
Exterior
Churchyard cross. A high base of 5 square steps of mortared rubble. Original square socket on a plinth; the shaft with broach spurs was displaced but recovered; cross head was restored.
Reasons for Listing
Listed as a large and mostly surviving medieval cross with its steps; group value with the church, the bier house and The Old Rectory.
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