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St. David's Churchyard Cross, Trostre is a medieval cross base situated within the churchyard of St. David's Church at Trostre in Wales. The monument comprises a stone base that originally supported a cross shaft, typical of the churchyard crosses that were erected during the medieval period as foci for religious ritual and community gathering. Such crosses served both practical and symbolic functions within the ecclesiastical landscape, marking sacred space and facilitating worship and processional activity. The surviving base represents an important element of the medieval religious topography of the locality, though the original shaft has been lost.
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).
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