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St. Mary Magdalene's Churchyard Cross, Goldcliff is a medieval processional or preaching cross that stands within the churchyard of St. Mary Magdalene Church in Goldcliff, Monmouthshire. The cross dates from the medieval period, likely the fourteenth or fifteenth century, and represents a type of religious monument commonly erected in parish churchyards throughout Wales and England during the later Middle Ages. The surviving structure consists of a stone shaft mounted on a stepped base, though the head and upper portions of the monument have been lost or heavily damaged over the centuries. Such crosses served important functions in medieval religious life, accommodating outdoor sermons, processions, and other ritual activities associated with the parish church and its surrounding community.
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 Britain.
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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