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St. Martin's Churchyard Cross, Pen y Clawdd is a medieval cross base located within the churchyard at Pen y Clawdd in Wales. The monument dates to the medieval period and represents the type of churchyard cross that would have served religious and ritual functions within the parochial landscape. The surviving base structure reflects the physical remains of what was originally a more substantial cross monument, typical of those erected in Welsh churchyards during the medieval centuries. Such crosses functioned as focal points for communal religious observance and were integral to the funerary and devotional practices of the medieval Welsh church.
St. Martin's Churchyard Cross, Pen y Clawdd is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference MM329. View the official record →
St. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference MM329.
St. Martin's Churchyard Cross, Pen y Clawdd 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. Martin's Churchyard Cross, Pen y Clawdd 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 MM329.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Great House Camp (5 km), Ringwork NE of New House (7.3 km), Camp 650m South of Ty Freeman (7.8 km).
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