Overmonnow Cross is a Grade II listed building in the Monmouthshire local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 15 August 1974. Monument.

Overmonnow Cross

WRENN ID
upper-timber-winter
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Monmouthshire
Constituency
Monmouthshire MP: Catherine Fookes (Lab)
Country
Wales
Date first listed
15 August 1974
Type
Monument
Address
Overmonnow Cross, Monmouth
OS grid reference
SO 504 124
Coordinates
51.80857, -2.72072
Source
Cadw listing

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Description

Overmonnow Cross is a historic structure made primarily of sandstone, with the exception of the white marble figures. It features a square base that is composed of three diminishing steps. The cross has a broached socket stone and an octagonal shaft that transitions to a square shape with panelled faces. At the top, there is a tabernacle head that includes four modern figures in niches, which are capped by a small crocketed spire.

Local climate

Overmonnow Cross receives an average of 820 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 52% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 57% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 42 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 80% of listed buildings. Of these, 19 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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