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St Donat's Churchyard Cross is a medieval stone cross located within the churchyard of St Donat's Church in the Vale of Glamorgan, Wales. The cross dates to the medieval period and served as a focal point for religious and ritual activity within the churchyard, functioning as part of the funerary landscape characteristic of Welsh medieval parishes. The monument survives as a standing stone structure and remains an important example of medieval ecclesiastical stonework in the region. As a registered monument under Cadw's protection, the cross contributes to understanding medieval religious practice and the spatial organisation of Welsh churchyards during this period.
St Donat's Churchyard Cross is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference GM361. View the official record →
St Donat's Churchyard Cross is a medieval stone cross located within the churchyard of St Donat's Church in the Vale of Glamorgan, Wales. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference GM361.
St Donat's Churchyard Cross dates from the medieval period, and is classified as a cross. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
St Donat's 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 GM361.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Tresilian Bay Anti-invasion Defences (1.6 km), Nash Point Camp (1.9 km), Castle Ditches Camp (2.7 km).
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