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Coychurch Churchyard Cross is a medieval stone cross situated within the churchyard at Coychurch in Glamorgan, Wales. The monument is a fragmentary example of a churchyard cross, a form of religious monument commonly erected in parishes during the medieval period to serve commemorative and ceremonial functions within the burial ground. The surviving remains indicate the cross dates to the medieval period, though precise dating is uncertain. As a scheduled ancient monument under Cadw protection, the cross represents an important record of medieval parochial religious practice and funerary ritual in South Wales.
Coychurch Churchyard Cross is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference GM212. View the official record →
Coychurch Churchyard Cross is a medieval stone cross situated within the churchyard at Coychurch in Glamorgan, Wales. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference GM212.
Coychurch Churchyard Cross dates from the medieval period, and is classified as a cross. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Coychurch Churchyard Cross 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 GM212.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Rhyle Round Barrow (7.4 km), Buarth-Mawr Barn (7.7 km), Round Barrows W of Cant-Erw (8.4 km).
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