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St. Sannan's Churchyard Cross, Bedwellty is a medieval stone cross located in the churchyard of St. Sannan's Church in Bedwellty, Monmouthshire. The cross dates to the medieval period and serves as evidence of the religious and ritual practices associated with the parish church, functioning as a focal point for communal worship and funerary observances. The monument exemplifies the type of churchyard cross common to medieval Wales, where such structures marked sacred space and facilitated outdoor religious gatherings within the ecclesiastical precinct. The cross remains a significant testament to the continuity of Christian practice and the organisation of religious life in the medieval Welsh parishes.
St. Sannan's Churchayrd Cross, Bedwellty is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference MM310. View the official record →
St. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference MM310.
St. Sannan's Churchayrd Cross, Bedwellty 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. Sannan's Churchayrd Cross, Bedwellty 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 MM310.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Twyn Tudor (7 km), Charcoal Blast Furnace at Abercarn (7.4 km), Cairn Cemetery on Mynydd Bach, Bedwas (8.3 km).
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