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St. Mary's Churchyard Cross, Llanfair Cilgedyn is a medieval cross located within the churchyard of the parish church in this Welsh settlement. The monument dates to the medieval period and represents the type of ritual and funerary cross that would have served religious and communal functions within the churchyard setting. As a Cadw-scheduled ancient monument, the cross reflects the importance of such structures in medieval Welsh religious life, where they often marked significant burial grounds or served as focal points for devotional practice and funerary ritual.
St. Mary's Churchyard Cross, Llanfair Cilgedyn is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference MM326. View the official record →
St. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference MM326.
St. Mary's Churchyard Cross, Llanfair Cilgedyn 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's Churchyard Cross, Llanfair Cilgedyn 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 MM326.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including St Mary's Yard Castle Mound (1.8 km), Coed y Bwnydd Camp (2.1 km), Bettws Newydd Churchyard Cross-Base (2.9 km).
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