Cross in churchyard of St Mary's Church is a Grade II* listed building in the Denbighshire local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 19 July 1966. Churchyard cross.
Cross in churchyard of St Mary's Church
- WRENN ID
- turning-bastion-heron
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- Denbighshire
- Constituency
- Bangor Aberconwy MP: Claire Hughes (Lab)
- Country
- Wales
- Date first listed
- 19 July 1966
- Type
- Churchyard cross
- Address
- Cross in churchyard of St Mary's Church, Derwen
- OS grid reference
- SJ 070 507
- Coordinates
- 53.04561, -3.38831
- Source
- Cadw listing
Description
The churchyard cross at St Mary's Church is a notable structure, featuring a sculptured head, though the top of the finial is missing. The oblong shaft stands on a plain pedestal with spurred corners and two plinth steps. The edges of the shaft are chamfered and adorned with raised flowers and crowned heads at intervals. Below the head, there is a sculptured band.
The top of the cross has single niches on the north and south sides, and double niches on the east and west, all beneath ogee canopies. The images within these niches are now quite worn and have been interpreted in various ways, but they likely share a common theme related to the Virgin, in line with the church's dedication. On the west side, there is a depiction of the Crucifixion, featuring St John and the Virgin. The east side may represent the Coronation of the Virgin, though it has also been interpreted as Piety or the Father in Glory. The north side displays a much weathered carving, probably of the Virgin and Child. On the south side, there is a figure that does not conform to the Virgin iconography; it appears to be an angel with scales, possibly representing St Michael in the context of the Last Judgement, or a symbol of Justice.
Local climate
Cross in churchyard of St Mary's Church sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,050 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 84% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 59% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 50 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 92% of listed buildings. Of these, 30 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.
Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.
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