The Carew Cross

The Carew Cross is a Grade I listed monument featuring a stone cross made of sandstone. The upper part of the cross has a wheel-head and neck, with short arms that overlap the ring and end in circular segments. The spaces between the ring and the arms are pierced. One side of the cross displays inscribed cruciform lines, while the other side has a fragment of interlace design, although much of it is now lost. The neck of the cross has two panels of key decoration on each side, but there is no decoration along the edges. The upper stone is tenoned into the lower stone, which shows some lead staining.

The lower stone is also decorated with abstract patterns, featuring four panels on each side of varying sizes, adorned with key or interlace designs. On the west face, one panel includes an inscription on the left side that reads 'Margiteut Rex Edg[uin] Filius', with a blank space on the right that appears to have been intended for a second inscription that was never added. The edges of the lower stone are decorated with guilloche patterns, and it has small ramped enlargements at the base.