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Cross-Incised Stones is an early medieval cross-marked stone protected by Cadw under reference CM161. The monument consists of a stone bearing incised cross marks, typical of early Christian commemoration in Wales dating to the early medieval period. Such stones often marked significant locations within early Christian communities and may have served as waymarkers, boundary stones or memorials.
The stone sits upon bedrock of Caradoc Rocks, comprising mudstone, siltstone and sandstone laid down during the Caradocian period of the Ordovician. This geology characterises much of mid-Wales, with these fine-grained sedimentary rocks forming the underlying landscape that would have been familiar to early medieval communities in the region.
Cross-incised stones of this type are relatively common across Wales and represent an important phase of Christian practice predating the construction of formal stone churches. The simple incised cross motif suggests devotional marking rather than commemorative inscription, and the stone's presence in the landscape testifies to the Christianisation of the Welsh interior during the early medieval centuries.
Cross-Incised Stones is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference CM161. View the official record →
Cross-Incised Stones is an early medieval cross-marked stone protected by Cadw under reference CM161.
Cross-Incised Stones 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 the UK.
Cross-Incised Stones 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 CM161.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Little Mountain Round Barrow (3.9 km), Llansadurnen Cross-Incised Stone & Other Stones (4.2 km), Pant-Glas Camp (4.4 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Cross-Incised Stones's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Cross-Incised Stones stands on Caradoc Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Caradocian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.