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Tymawr Cross-Incised Stone is an early medieval monumental stone, protected by Cadw as a scheduled monument under reference CN101. Located in Wales, the stone bears incised cross markings characteristic of early Christian monuments from the post-Roman period. Such carved stones served as territorial markers, burial monuments, or ritual markers within the Christian communities that flourished in Wales following the departure of Roman forces in the fifth century.
The stone sits upon bedrock of Ordovician to Silurian age, formed during the Silurian period as an unnamed igneous intrusion of felsic composition. This ancient geological foundation reflects the complex volcanic history of the Welsh landscape, with the hard felsic rocks providing stable ground for the placement and preservation of the monument across fourteen centuries.
The cross-incised tradition represents a distinctive Welsh response to early Christian culture, distinct from the later high crosses that would become prominent in the medieval period. The survival of Tymawr's incised markings demonstrates the durability of careful stone carving work and the enduring significance of such markers within the communities that commissioned them, making it an important record of early medieval Welsh Christianity and settlement patterns.
Tymawr Cross-Incised Stone is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference CN101. View the official record →
Tymawr Cross-Incised Stone is an early medieval monumental stone, protected by Cadw as a scheduled monument under reference CN101.
Tymawr Cross-Incised Stone 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 the UK.
Tymawr Cross-Incised Stone 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 CN101.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Cross Slab Built into Farm Building Ty'n-y-Cae (1 km), Moel Gwynus Standing Stone (2.6 km), Garn Boduan (3 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Tymawr Cross-Incised Stone'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.
Tymawr Cross-Incised Stone stands on Unnamed Igneous Intrusion, Ordovician To Silurian, bedrock that formed in the Silurian. The rock here is felsic-rock.