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St. Sannan's Churchyard Cross is a medieval stone cross located in the churchyard of St. Sannan's Church in Bedwellty, Powys. The cross dates to the medieval period and stands as evidence of the liturgical and burial practices associated with the parish church. Such churchyard crosses typically served ritual and processional functions within the medieval religious calendar, whilst also marking significant locations within the sacred space of the churchyard. The monument is recorded under Cadw's Scheduled Ancient Monuments designation MM310, reflecting its archaeological and historical importance as a surviving example of medieval Welsh religious material culture.
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 Britain.
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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