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Cwmyoy Churchyard Cross is a medieval stone cross standing in the churchyard at Cwmyoy in Wales. The monument is protected as a scheduled ancient monument by Cadw under reference MM142. The cross belongs to a tradition of wayside and churchyard crosses that proliferated across Wales and the broader Celtic regions during the medieval period, serving both religious and communal functions within parish communities.
The cross is situated on bedrock of Lower Devonian rocks, undifferentiated strata comprising mudstone, siltstone and sandstone formed during the Early Devonian period. This geological foundation reflects the ancient landscape of south Wales, where such fine-grained sedimentary rocks underlie much of the terrain. The locally available stone would have influenced both the cross's construction and its capacity to survive weathering over centuries.
As a scheduled monument, Cwmyoy Churchyard Cross remains an important record of medieval Christian practice and vernacular stone-carving traditions in Wales. Such crosses functioned as focal points for worship, preaching and communal gathering, and their survival—often in situ within churchyards—provides archaeological evidence of the continuity of sacred sites from the medieval period onwards.
Cwmyoy Churchyard Cross is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference MM142. View the official record →
Cwmyoy Churchyard Cross is a medieval stone cross standing in the churchyard at Cwmyoy in Wales. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference MM142.
Cwmyoy Churchyard Cross dates from the medieval period, and is classified as a cross. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Cwmyoy 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 MM142.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Pen y Clawdd Castle Mound (3.4 km), Mynydd Pen-y-fal round cairns (6 km), Remains of St Michael's Chapel and Skirrid Fawr Defended Enclosure (6.1 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Cwmyoy Churchyard Cross's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Cwmyoy Churchyard Cross stands on Lower Devonian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Early Devonian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.