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St. David's Churchyard Cross, Trostre is a medieval cross base situated in the churchyard at Trostre in Wales. The monument consists of the lower masonry structure that once supported a stone cross shaft, typical of the carved and sculptural monuments erected in Welsh churchyards and settlement centres during the medieval period. Such crosses served both as spiritual symbols and as focal points for parish communities, often marking places of Christian assembly and burial.
The cross base stands upon bedrock composed of Wenlock rocks, a geological formation of mudstone, siltstone and sandstone laid down during the Wenlock period of the Silurian age. This durable foundation has supported the monument through centuries of exposure to Welsh weather and soil movement. The stone used in the cross itself may derive from local geological resources available in the surrounding landscape.
The monument is protected as a scheduled ancient monument under Cadw, the Welsh Historic Monuments authority, under reference MM321. This status recognises its significance as a medieval religious and communal structure. Although the original shaft has been lost, the survival of the base preserves evidence of medieval ecclesiastical and social practice at Trostre, contributing to understanding of the parish's medieval heritage and the role of such monuments in Welsh settlement patterns.
St. David's Churchyard Cross, Trostre is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference MM321. View the official record →
St. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference MM321.
St. David's Churchyard Cross, Trostre dates from the medieval period, and is classified as a cross base. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
St. David's Churchyard Cross, Trostre 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 MM321.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Graig Foel medieval ringwork (3.5 km), Usk Castle (Unoccupied Parts) (3.7 km), Camp 650m South of Ty Freeman (4.2 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of St. David's Churchyard Cross, Trostre's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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St. David's Churchyard Cross, Trostre stands on Wenlock Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Wenlock. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.