Cross in the Churchyard of the Holy Cross is a Grade II listed building in the Monmouthshire local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 19 August 1955. House.

Cross in the Churchyard of the Holy Cross

WRENN ID
low-bastion-sedge
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Monmouthshire
Constituency
Monmouthshire MP: Catherine Fookes (Lab)
Country
Wales
Date first listed
19 August 1955
Type
House
Address
Cross in the Churchyard of the Holy Cross, Kilgwrrwg, Chepstow, Devauden
OS grid reference
ST 462 984
Coordinates
51.68217, -2.77912
Source
Cadw listing

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Description

The cross in the churchyard of the Holy Cross is a Grade II listed structure. It currently lacks its steps, if it ever had them. The socket stone is partially buried in the ground and features a monolithic shaft with a rectangular cross section. The head of the cross is of simple design and is carved from local conglomerate.

Local climate

Cross in the Churchyard of the Holy Cross receives an average of 860 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 60% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 62% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 40 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 77% of listed buildings. Of these, 18 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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