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Part of Inscribed Stone Built into Wall of Churchyard is an early medieval inscribed stone now incorporated into the fabric of a Welsh churchyard wall. The monument preserves evidence of post-Roman Christian culture in Wales, when inscribed stones served as markers, memorials or boundary stones within emerging monastic and ecclesiastical communities. Such stones often bore names or brief dedications carved in Latin or Celtic languages, reflecting the literate Christian elite of the period.
The stone sits upon bedrock of Llanvirn mudstones, siltstones and sandstones, rocks formed during the Ordovician period and typical of much of mid-Wales. This geological foundation shaped both the local building tradition and the stone's survival, as the local lithology provided durable material for carving. The incorporation of the inscribed stone into the later churchyard wall demonstrates the long continuity of Christian worship at this site, with medieval builders deliberately preserving and repurposing an earlier sacred monument.
The stone is protected by Cadw, the historic monuments service of Wales, under reference CN085. Its location within the churchyard wall makes it an integral part of the ecclesiastical landscape and a tangible link to the early medieval period when Christianity was becoming established across Wales following the departure of Roman forces.
Part of Inscribed Stone Built into Wall of Churchyard is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference CN085. View the official record →
Part of Inscribed Stone Built into Wall of Churchyard is an early medieval inscribed stone now incorporated into the fabric of a Welsh churchyard wall. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference CN085.
Part of Inscribed Stone Built into Wall of Churchyard dates from the early medieval period, and is classified as a inscribed stone. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Part of Inscribed Stone Built into Wall of 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 CN085.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Hut Group North-East of Carnguwch Fawr (2.1 km), Standing Stone NW of Trallwyn (3.2 km), Carn Pentyrch Camp (4.8 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Part of Inscribed Stone Built into Wall of Churchyard'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.
Part of Inscribed Stone Built into Wall of Churchyard stands on Llanvirn Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Whiterock. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.