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St. Mary Magdalene's Churchyard Cross, Goldcliff is a medieval churchyard cross located in the parish of Goldcliff in Monmouthshire, Wales. The cross stands within the churchyard of St. Mary Magdalene's Church and dates to the medieval period, serving as a focal point for religious observance and ritual activity within the cemetery. Such crosses functioned as gathering places for processions, as stations for prayer, and as markers of sacred space within the Christian burial landscape. The monument represents an important example of medieval religious infrastructure in South Wales and is protected as a scheduled ancient monument under the Cadw designation MM313.
St. Mary Magdalene's Churchyard Cross, Goldcliff is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference MM313. View the official record →
St. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference MM313.
St. Mary Magdalene's Churchyard Cross, Goldcliff dates from the medieval period, and is classified as a cross. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
St. Mary Magdalene's Churchyard Cross, Goldcliff 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 MM313.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Goldcliff Moated House Site (0.6 km), Goldcliff Pill Anti-invasion Defences (0.6 km), Moated Site E of Grangefield Farm (3 km).
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