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<< Our Photo Pages >> Portskewett Chutchyard Cross - Ancient Cross in Wales in Monmouthshire

Submitted by dooclay on Saturday, 13 May 2023  Page Views: 181

Early Medieval (Dark Age)Site Name: Portskewett Chutchyard Cross Alternative Name: St Marys Cross
Country: Wales
NOTE: This site is 1.274 km away from the location you searched for.

County: Monmouthshire Type: Ancient Cross
Nearest Town: Newport  Nearest Village: Portskewett
Map Ref: ST4990088140
Latitude: 51.589872N  Longitude: 2.724571W
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
3 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
4 Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0No data.
5 Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
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Ancient Cross in Monmouthshire

From Coflein: A five step cross-base, 4.1m square and 1.4m high, support a socket-stone 0.8m square, holding a 1.0m fragment of octagonal shaft.
The whole is much weathered and the shaft has been repaired.
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Nearby Images from Geograph Britain and Ireland:
ST4988 : Remains of ancient cross, Portskewett by Ruth Sharville
by Ruth Sharville
©2010(licence)
ST4988 : Portskewett cross by Neil Owen
by Neil Owen
©2023(licence)
ST4988 : Cross shaft of Portskewett by Neil Owen
by Neil Owen
©2023(licence)
ST4988 : Portskewett : War Memorial by Lewis Clarke
by Lewis Clarke
©2020(licence)
ST4988 : Portskewett : St Mary's Church by Lewis Clarke
by Lewis Clarke
©2020(licence)

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