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Cross in Churchyard of Church of St. Michael

A Grade II Listed Building in Llanover, Monmouthshire

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Coordinates

Latitude: 51.7778 / 51°46'39"N

Longitude: -2.9491 / 2°56'56"W

OS Eastings: 334616

OS Northings: 209214

OS Grid: SO346092

Mapcode National: GBR F8.Z939

Mapcode Global: VH79F.TLS0

Plus Code: 9C3VQ3H2+49

Entry Name: Cross in Churchyard of Church of St. Michael

Listing Date: 9 January 1956

Last Amended: 9 December 2005

Grade: II

Source: Cadw

Source ID: 1999

Building Class: Religious, Ritual and Funerary

ID on this website: 300001999

Location: On the south side of the church near the porch.

County: Monmouthshire

Town: Abergavenny

Community: Llanover (Llanofer)

Community: Gobion Fawr

Locality: Llanfihangel Gobion

Traditional County: Monmouthshire

Tagged with: Christian cross

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History

Steps and base of medieval churchyard cross, probably late C15.

Exterior

Built of sandstone blocks. Three square steps, the lowest of which has nosing; fine broached socket stone, the broken base stone of the shaft.

Reasons for Listing

Included for its special interest as the remains of a probably late medieval churchyard cross of good character which has group value with the adjoining church.

Scheduled Ancient Monument: MM124(MON) - called Llanvihangel Nigh Usk Churchyard Cross.

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