Cross in the Churchyard of the Church of St Curig is a Grade II listed building in the Vale of Glamorgan local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 30 September 2004. Cross.

Cross in the Churchyard of the Church of St Curig

WRENN ID
stony-wall-grain
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Vale of Glamorgan
Constituency
Vale of Glamorgan MP: Kanishka Narayan (Lab)
Country
Wales
Date first listed
30 September 2004
Type
Cross
Address
Cross in the Churchyard of the Church of St Curig, Porthkerry, Barry, Rhoose
OS grid reference
ST 082 666
Coordinates
51.39101, -3.32015
Source
Cadw listing

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Description

The churchyard cross at the Church of St Curig is made of limestone ashlar and rubble. It features a tall polygonal shaft with broach stops and a heavily worn head depicting the Virgin and child. The cross is set in a square socket stone that also has broach stops, and it stands on a base consisting of four square steps.

Local climate

Cross in the Churchyard of the Church of St Curig sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,090 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 87% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 92% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 17 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 83% of listed buildings. Of these, 6 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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  8. Lower Porthkerry Farmhouse Grade II 694 m
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