Английская Википедия:Church of the Holy Cross, Kilgwrrwg

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The Church of the Holy Cross, Kilgwrrwg, Monmouthshire, Wales, is an early medieval parish church that once supported a now abandoned village. A Grade II* listed building, the church remains an active parish church.

History

The writer Clive Aslet, who describes the church as "the remotest (.) in Wales",Шаблон:Sfn recounts the legend of the founding of the church, on the spot where two yoked heifers rested.Шаблон:Sfn The circular churchyard suggests a Celtic, possibly pre-Christian, origin for the site.Шаблон:Sfn The present church is early medieval,Шаблон:Sfn Cadw suggesting a 13th-century date. [1]

The existing features are from the 16th, 17th and 19th centuries.[1] By the early 19th century, the church was described as little more than "a dilapidated sheepfold".[1] A restoration took place in 1820, at the instigation, and mostly at the expense, of a local schoolmaster, James Davies.[1] More extensive rebuilding was undertaken by John Prichard in 1871,Шаблон:Sfn and again in 1977-9 (Cadw)[1] or 1989-90 (Newman).Шаблон:Sfn At the time of the 20th century reconstruction, the church was named Holy Cross, no earlier dedication being recorded.[1]

Architecture and description

The church is constructed of Old Red Sandstone,Шаблон:Sfn the style a mix of Early English and Decorated.[2] It consists of a chancel, nave, porch and bellcote.[1] The interior is simple, the chancel having a plain truss rather than an arch.Шаблон:Sfn The church is Grade II* listed, the listing noting it as an "attractive and little altered medieval church from a now deserted village".[1]

The churchyard contains an early cross, which is both a Grade II listed structure and a Scheduled monument.[3] It is the only complete churchyard cross remaining in Monmouthshire.Шаблон:Sfn

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