Medieval Cross and associated Slab in the Churchyard of the Church of St Donat is a Grade I listed building in the Vale of Glamorgan local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 22 February 1963. Cross.

Medieval Cross and associated Slab in the Churchyard of the Church of St Donat

WRENN ID
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Grade
I
Local Planning Authority
Vale of Glamorgan
Constituency
Vale of Glamorgan MP: Kanishka Narayan (Lab)
Country
Wales
Date first listed
22 February 1963
Type
Cross
Address
Medieval Cross and associated Slab in the Churchyard of the Church of St Donat, St Donats, Cowbridge / Y Bont-Faen, St. Donats
OS grid reference
SS 933 680
Coordinates
51.40149, -3.53436
Source
Cadw listing

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Description

The medieval cross and associated slab are located in the churchyard of the Church of St Donat. The cross is made of fine Sutton and Querella sandstone, with local lias limestone used for the steps. It features a tapering octagonal shaft set in a square socketstone, which has broach stops at the angles. The cross stands on a square base that has stops at the angles and a chamfer at the top, with two square steps below it; the lower step has a pronounced lip. The shaft is topped with an octagonal knop and a canopied head made of limestone, which displays a representation of the Crucifixion on one side and the Madonna and Child on the other. Nearby, there is a medieval stone slab with incised crosses.

Local climate

Medieval Cross and associated Slab in the Churchyard of the Church of St Donat sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,170 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 90% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 95% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 13 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 88% of listed buildings. Of these, 5 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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