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Derwen Cross is a medieval stone cross located in Denbighshire, Wales, and designated as a Scheduled Ancient Monument under Cadw reference SAM DE162. The cross dates to the medieval period and served religious and ritual functions within the local community, likely associated with the important ecclesiastical and funerary practices of its time. As a standing cross, it would have functioned as a focal point for Christian devotion and possibly marked significant routes or sites of gathering and commemoration. The monument represents the type of wayside cross common in medieval Wales, which combined practical functions in the landscape with deeper spiritual significance for the surrounding population.
Derwen Cross is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference DE162. View the official record →
Derwen Cross is a medieval stone cross located in Denbighshire, Wales, and designated as a Scheduled Ancient Monument under Cadw reference SAM DE162. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference DE162.
Derwen 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.
Derwen 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 DE162.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Moel Fodig Camp (5.7 km), Caer Drewen Camp (6.6 km), Capel y Rug (6.8 km).
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