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The Cross-Inscribed Stone in the Chapel, Bardsey Island is an Early Medieval carved stone bearing a cross design, likely dating to the period between the 5th and 7th centuries. Located within the chapel on Bardsey Island off the coast of Conwy, Wales, the stone reflects the island's significance as an early Christian religious centre and place of pilgrimage. The carved cross represents the Christianisation of Wales during the Early Medieval period and serves as physical evidence of religious practice and possibly funerary ritual on the island. The stone's presence within the chapel demonstrates the continuity of sacred space on Bardsey Island throughout the medieval period.
Cross-Inscribed Stone in the Chapel, Bardsey Island is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference CN141. View the official record →
The Cross-Inscribed Stone in the Chapel, Bardsey Island is an Early Medieval carved stone bearing a cross design, likely dating to the period between the 5th and 7th centuries. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference CN141.
Cross-Inscribed Stone in the Chapel, Bardsey Island 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-Inscribed Stone in the Chapel, Bardsey Island 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 CN141.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Inscribed Stone in the Chapel, Bardsey Island (0 km), St Mary's Abbey, Bardsey Island (0.1 km), Mynydd Enlli Round Barrow, Bardsey Island (0.4 km).
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