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St. Mabli's Churchyard Cross is a medieval cross base located in the churchyard at Llanvapley in Monmouthshire, Wales. The monument survives as a stone base that would originally have supported a cross shaft, typical of the funerary and ritual crosses that were erected in Welsh churchyards during the medieval period. Such crosses served important functions within the cemetery landscape, marking significant burial sites and serving as focal points for religious observance and commemoration. The site is registered with Cadw as a scheduled ancient monument and remains an important testimony to medieval Welsh religious practice and the material culture of death and remembrance.
St. Mabli's Churchyard Cross, Llanvapley is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference MM318. View the official record →
St. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference MM318.
St. Mabli's Churchyard Cross, Llanvapley 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. Mabli's Churchyard Cross, Llanvapley 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 MM318.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Llanvihangel Nigh Usk Churchyard Cross (5.3 km), St. Mary's Churchyard Cross, Llanfair Cilgedyn (5.5 km), Wern-y-Cwrt Castle Mound (5.9 km).
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