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Latitude: 51.7729 / 51°46'22"N
Longitude: -2.9351 / 2°56'6"W
OS Eastings: 335577
OS Northings: 208658
OS Grid: SO355086
Mapcode National: GBR F9.ZDL6
Mapcode Global: VH79G.2PPS
Plus Code: 9C3VQ3F7+4X
Entry Name: Churchyard Cross near Church of St. Mary the Virgin
Listing Date: 26 September 1986
Last Amended: 9 December 2005
Grade: II
Source: Cadw
Source ID: 2783
Building Class: Religious, Ritual and Funerary
ID on this website: 300002783
Location: In churchyard beside the pathway leading to the south porch of the church.
County: Monmouthshire
Town: Abergavenny
Community: Llanover (Llanofer)
Community: Gobion Fawr
Locality: Llanfair Kilgeddin
Traditional County: Monmouthshire
Tagged with: Christian cross
Medieval, probably late C15, churchyard cross with late C19 top by J D Sedding, a part of his restoration of the church in 1875-6 (qv). The whole was restored again in 1912 (inscription), which seems a surprising claim as it was so shortly after the previous restoration.
Built of sandstone blocks. Four rebuilt square diminishing steps support a square broached socket stone. Tall tapering octagonal shaft, which is all probably part of the Sedding restoration, carries a carved head with reliefs of the Virgin and Child and of the Crucifixion on the model of surviving medieval crosses in South Wales such as that at Llangan in Vale of Glamorgan (qv).
Included for its special interest as a probably late medieval churchyard cross of good character which was restored with high quality reliefs, probably by Sedding. Group value with the adjoining church.
Scheduled Ancient Monument: MM326(MON) - called St. Mary's Churchyard Cross, Llanfair Cilgedyn.
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