Pre-Norman Stone Crosses and related monuments in Wales
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Pre-Norman Stone Crosses and related monuments in Wales |
Follow the links in the table below to see illustrated pages for each of the monuments. Some of the pages contain a lot of pictures, because there is a lot to see. In one or two cases, there are sub-pages because of the great number of artefacts at a particular location. The table lists places that I have visited, and where there is not yet a link, the relevant page is being prepared. There are, of course, many places with remains of the appropriate age that do not yet appear in the table.
I've done my best to be faithful to Welsh spellings (given below in green) - if you are sure I've made a mistake, please educate me.
| Location* | Details of remains |
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Anglesey/Ynys Mon |
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| Llaneilian | A very eroded cross shaft whose date is difficult to determine. |
| Llangaffo | A fragment of a cross head and several other early mediaeval stones. |
| Two almost complete Celtic crosses inside the church. | |
Bridgend/Pen-y-Bont ar Ogwr |
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Coychurch |
A Celtic cross within the Church |
Cardiganshire/Ceredigion |
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| A collection of stones, some with Latin inscriptions, at a site with real historical connections to St. David | |
Conway/Conwy |
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Penmachno |
A collection of stones with Latin inscriptions |
Denbighshire/Sir Ddinbych |
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| Corwen | An Anglian-style cross-shaft bearing a carving of a cross |
| Dyserth | A weathered cross that seems to have Viking carving and another cross base |
| Meifod | The lid of a grave, ornamented with Celtic designs fit for a prince |
| Valle Crucis/Glyn yr Groes | Eliseg's Pillar, a ninth-century Mercian-style cross-shaft near Valle Crucis Abbey |
Flintshire/Sir Fflint |
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| Maen Achwyfan, a monolithic Northumbrian-style cross. My personal favourite. | |
Gwynedd |
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Towyn/Tywyn |
An inscribed stone bearing the oldest known writing in the Welsh language |
Neath, Port Talbot/Castell-nedd, Port Talbot |
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Margam |
The Margam Stones Museum near Margam Abbey. Sans pareil! |
Pembrokeshire/Sir Penfro |
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| Carew/Caeriw | The tallest Celtic cross in Wales |
| Nevern/Nanhyfer | Many regard this as the finest Celtic cross in the whole of Wales. |
| St David's/Ti Dewi Sant | Celtic and very early Norman slabs in the Cathedral |
* A note about locations: British local government is reorganised with alarming frequency, though relatively few people in Britain see the need for it. As a result, boundaries keep on being moved, and the locals have to learn new addresses. By the time you read this web site, some of the administrative boundaries may have changed again, so please be understanding - I'll try to keep up with revisions. Each cross page has a map on it, just so that you can be sure about the location.
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Locality maps at this web-site have been developed using Microsoft AutoRoute Express 2000 (and later editions). |
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