Cross In Churchyard Of Church Of The Holy Rood

The cross in the churchyard of the Church of the Holy Rood dates from the late 14th century to early 15th century. It features two large square steps on a slanted plinth. The base of the cross is square and rises to a tall octagon with a slanted top. The tapering shaft is carved with leaf decoration at the base and supports a reset head in the form of a gabled tabernacle with four faces. Each face contains figures set in traceried niches: the Virgin and Child on the west, St. Laurence on the south, the Crucifixion on the east, and Robert Fitz-Harmon on the north. The head was discovered in 1860, hidden in the old stair to the rood tower, and was replaced in its original position. The cross was restored in the late 20th century.