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Pre-Norman Stones in Churchyard is an Early Medieval cross base and fragment of religious sculpture located in Wales and registered as a scheduled ancient monument under Cadw reference GM169. Dating to the pre-Conquest period, the monument represents the Christian material culture of Wales before the Norman reorganisation of the Welsh Church in the eleventh and twelfth centuries. The surviving stone work demonstrates the craftsmanship and religious practices of Early Medieval Welsh communities, serving functions both commemorative and liturgical within the churchyard setting. Such monuments are significant witnesses to the continuity of Christian worship and funerary practice across the transition from the early medieval to the medieval period in Wales.
Pre-Norman Stones in Churchyard is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference GM169. View the official record →
Pre-Norman Stones in Churchyard is an Early Medieval cross base and fragment of religious sculpture located in Wales and registered as a scheduled ancient monument under Cadw reference GM169. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference GM169.
Pre-Norman Stones in Churchyard dates from the early medieval period, and is classified as a cross base. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Pre-Norman Stones 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 GM169.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Rhyle Round Barrow (5.9 km), Cwm Bach Camps (6.2 km), Buarth-Mawr Barn (6.7 km).
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