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St. Mary's Churchyard Cross, Portskewett is a medieval stone cross located within the churchyard of St. Mary's Church in Portskewett, Monmouthshire, Wales. The cross dates to the medieval period and serves as evidence of the religious and ritual practices associated with the parish church, functioning within a landscape of funerary and ceremonial activity typical of medieval Welsh churchyards. The monument is recorded under Cadw's Schedule of Ancient Monuments as MM315 and represents an important element of the local medieval religious heritage. Such churchyard crosses commonly served liturgical, processional, and commemorative functions within the spiritual life of the community.
St. Mary's Churchyard Cross, Portskewett is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference MM315. View the official record →
St. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference MM315.
St. Mary's Churchyard Cross, Portskewett 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's Churchyard Cross, Portskewett 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 MM315.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Harold's House (site of) (0.1 km), Sudbrook Camp and Sudbrook Chapel (1.1 km), Enclosure revealed by Aerial Photography (1.8 km).
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