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The Veracius Stone is an early medieval inscribed stone formerly located in Tudweiliog, Dwyfor, in north-west Wales. The monument preserves an inscription in Latin characters typical of the post-Roman period in Britain, when such carved stones served as memorials or markers. The stone itself lies upon bedrock of Silurian mafic igneous composition, part of an unnamed intrusion of Ordovician to Silurian date, reflecting the ancient geology of the Dwyfor peninsula.
Inscribed stones of this class are concentrated in western Britain and are among the principal archaeological records of the early medieval Welsh kingdoms. The Veracius Stone is protected under Cadw reference CN090 as a scheduled ancient monument, recognising its significance to understanding the material culture and settlement patterns of early medieval Wales. Such monuments often commemorate individuals of status and can provide evidence of land ownership, Christian conversion, and contact between Wales and the wider post-Roman world.
The stone's survival and protection reflect the importance attached to early medieval epigraphy in Welsh archaeology. Amongst the sparse material record of the period, inscribed stones form a crucial corpus for studying the transition from Roman Britain to medieval Wales, and their linguistic and symbolic content continues to illuminate the social world of their commissioners and the communities that raised them.
The Veracius Stone (formerly in Tudweiliog, Dwyfor) is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference CN090. View the official record →
The Veracius Stone is an early medieval inscribed stone formerly located in Tudweiliog, Dwyfor, in north-west Wales. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference CN090.
The Veracius Stone (formerly in Tudweiliog, Dwyfor) 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.
The Veracius Stone (formerly in Tudweiliog, Dwyfor) 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 CN090.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including The Senacus Stone (formerly in Tudweiliog, Dwyfor) (0 km), Capel Anelog (2 km), Castell Odo (2.5 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of The Veracius Stone (formerly in Tudweiliog, Dwyfor)'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.
The Veracius Stone (formerly in Tudweiliog, Dwyfor) stands on Unnamed Igneous Intrusion, Ordovician To Silurian, bedrock that formed in the Silurian. The rock here is mafic igneous-rock.