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Cross-Incised Stone in Churchyard is a Early Medieval cross-marked stone located in Carmarthenshire, Wales, and designated as a Scheduled Ancient Monument under reference Cadw SAM CM165. The stone bears incised cross decoration characteristic of Early Medieval religious monuments in Wales, indicating its association with Christian ritual and funerary practice during this period. Such cross-marked stones served important functions within Early Medieval churchyards, marking graves, defining sacred space, or commemorating the dead within communities that had adopted Christian burial practices. The survival of this monument within a churchyard context preserves evidence of continuity in religious and burial customs during the early Christian period in Wales.
Cross-Incised Stone in Churchyard is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference CM165. View the official record →
Cross-Incised Stone in Churchyard is a Early Medieval cross-marked stone located in Carmarthenshire, Wales, and designated as a Scheduled Ancient Monument under reference Cadw SAM CM165. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference CM165.
Cross-Incised Stone in Churchyard dates from the early medieval period, and is classified as a cross-marked stone. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Cross-Incised Stone in Churchyard is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Cadw — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in Wales. The official designation reference is CM165.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Defended Enclosure 350m S of Clungwyn (5.6 km), Merlins Hill Hillfort (8.3 km), Roman Amphitheatre (8.4 km).
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