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Churchyard Cross, St Issau's Church is a medieval stone cross located in Breconshire, Wales, serving as a focal point within the churchyard of this rural parish church. The monument dates to the medieval period and represents the type of decorated cross that commonly marked sacred space and facilitated communal religious gatherings at parish churches throughout Wales. The cross functioned within the religious, ritual and funerary contexts of the medieval Christian community, its positioning within the churchyard reinforcing ecclesiastical authority and providing a gathering place for parishioners during important liturgical occasions and processions. The surviving structure reflects the enduring significance of such monuments in Welsh ecclesiastical landscape from the medieval period onwards.
Churchyard Cross, St Issau's Church is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference BR172. View the official record →
Churchyard Cross, St Issau's Church is a medieval stone cross located in Breconshire, Wales, serving as a focal point within the churchyard of this rural parish church. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference BR172.
Churchyard Cross, St Issau's Church dates from the medieval period, and is classified as a cross. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Churchyard Cross, St Issau's Church is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Cadw — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in Wales. The official designation reference is BR172.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Abergavenny Bridge (8.6 km), Abergavenny Roman Fort (8.6 km), Area of Conventual Buildings, St Mary's Priory (8.6 km).
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