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Llangattock Nigh Usk Churchyard Cross is a medieval stone cross standing in the churchyard at Llangattock, near Usk in Monmouthshire, Wales. The monument is protected as a scheduled ancient monument by Cadw, the Welsh heritage organisation, under reference MM123. The cross dates to the medieval period and represents an important example of ecclesiastical stonework from this era in the South Wales valleys region.
The cross is situated on bedrock composed of Pridoli rocks, undifferentiated mudstone, siltstone and sandstone formations laid down during the Pridoli epoch of the Palaeozoic era. This local geology has provided the stone from which the monument was fashioned, a characteristic feature of medieval ecclesiastical monuments across Wales, where craftsmen worked with readily available native materials. The churchyard setting indicates the cross's original religious function as a focus for Christian worship and a marker of sacred space.
Medieval crosses such as this served multiple purposes in Welsh communities, functioning as preaching platforms, market markers and focal points for processions. The survival of the Llangattock example within its churchyard context provides valuable evidence for medieval settlement, religious practice and local stone-working traditions in the Usk valley, making it a significant heritage asset worthy of statutory protection.
Llangattock Nigh Usk Churchyard Cross is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference MM123. View the official record →
Llangattock Nigh Usk Churchyard Cross is a medieval stone cross standing in the churchyard at Llangattock, near Usk in Monmouthshire, Wales. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference MM123.
Llangattock Nigh Usk 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.
Llangattock Nigh Usk 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 MM123.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Round Barrow 180m North of Ty-Canol (2.7 km), St Mary's Yard Castle Mound (3.3 km), Coed y Bwnydd Camp (4.5 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Llangattock Nigh Usk Churchyard Cross's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Llangattock Nigh Usk Churchyard Cross stands on Pridoli Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Pridoli. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.