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Criccin Cross is a medieval stone cross shaft located in Wales, protected as an ancient monument by Cadw under reference FL102. The monument stands upon bedrock formed from the Warwickshire Group, a geological formation of Early Permian age comprising siltstone and sandstone interbanded with subordinate mudstone. These locally available stone resources would have been quarried and worked to create the cross shaft, which represents a common form of religious marker in medieval Welsh communities.
The cross shaft exemplifies the tradition of monumental stone carving that flourished throughout Wales during the medieval period. Such crosses typically served as focal points for worship, processional routes or territorial boundaries, and their placement often reflected patterns of settlement and religious practice established in the preceding centuries. The Warwickshire Group bedrock, exposed across the surrounding landscape, provided the material foundation both literally and figuratively for this enduring monument.
The monument's survival and statutory protection acknowledge its significance as a physical record of medieval faith and craftsmanship. The siltstone and sandstone composition of the cross shaft continues to weather the Welsh climate much as it has for centuries, bearing witness to the communities that erected and maintained it throughout the medieval period and beyond.
Criccin Cross is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference FL102. View the official record →
Criccin Cross is a medieval stone cross shaft located in Wales, protected as an ancient monument by Cadw under reference FL102.
Criccin Cross dates from the medieval period, and is classified as a cross shaft. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Criccin 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 FL102.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bont Newydd Cave (6.6 km), Cefn Cave (6.9 km), Pysgodlan Moated Site (7.8 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Criccin Cross's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Criccin Cross stands on Warwickshire Group, bedrock that formed in the Early Permian. The rock here is siltstone and sandstone with subordinate mudstone.