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Cross Slab in Llowes Church is an early medieval stone slab bearing a carved cross, located within the parish church at Llowes in Radnorshire, Wales. The monument dates to the early medieval period and reflects the Christian funerary and ritual practices of post-Roman Wales, when such cross-marked stones served as markers for burials or places of devotion within ecclesiastical contexts. The slab's incised cross represents a characteristic form of early Welsh Christian material culture, demonstrating the spread of Christianity and church establishment in the region during the early medieval centuries. This stone contributes to the archaeological understanding of early medieval religious practice in Radnorshire and the development of Christian burial customs in Wales.
Cross Slab in Llowes Church is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference RD100. View the official record →
Cross Slab in Llowes Church is an early medieval stone slab bearing a carved cross, located within the parish church at Llowes in Radnorshire, Wales. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference RD100.
Cross Slab in Llowes Church 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 Slab in Llowes Church 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 RD100.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Garden Earthworks at Old Gwernyfed (5.3 km), Pipton Long Barrow (5.5 km), Remains of Blaenau Stone Circle (6.4 km).
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