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Latitude: 51.7347 / 51°44'4"N
Longitude: -2.9286 / 2°55'42"W
OS Eastings: 335972
OS Northings: 204406
OS Grid: SO359044
Mapcode National: GBR J8.1XS0
Mapcode Global: VH79N.6N4K
Entry Name: St. David's Churchyard Cross, Trostre
Scheduled Date: 13 August 2002
Source: Cadw
Source ID: 1040
Cadw Legacy ID: MM321
Schedule Class: Religious, Ritual and Funerary
Category: Cross base
Period: Medieval
County: Monmouthshire (Sir Fynwy)
Community: Gwehelog Fawr
Built-Up Area: Usk
Traditional County: Monmouthshire
The monument consists of a cross base in the churchyard of St. David's church, Trostre. It comprises four ashlar-built steps 3.49m square at ground level surmounted by a plain, square socket-stone 0.83m wide by 0.53m high. The lowest step is deeply chamfered on the underside. The socket-stone is topped by a bulky Victorian cross-shaft and cross-head which are recorded in their current position in 1893. The original cross would have been medieval in date.
The monument is of national importance for its potential to enhance our knowledge of the organisation and practice of Christianity. It retains significant archaeological potential, with a strong probability of the presence of associated archaeological features and deposits. A cross base may be part of a larger cluster of monuments and their importance can further enhanced by their group value.
The scheduled area comprises the remains described and areas around them within which related evidence may be expected to survive.
Source: Cadw
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