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<< Our Photo Pages >> Ogmore Cross Shaft - Early Christian Sculptured Stone in Wales in South Glamorgan

Submitted by coin on Monday, 27 April 2015  Page Views: 3258

Early Medieval (Dark Age)Site Name: Ogmore Cross Shaft
Country: Wales County: South Glamorgan Type: Early Christian Sculptured Stone
Nearest Town: Bridgend  Nearest Village: Ogmore
Map Ref: SS88177698
Latitude: 51.480686N  Longitude: 3.611799W
Condition:
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4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
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4 Access:
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4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
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TheCaptain visited on 10th Oct 2018 Day out exploring the south Wales coast. On the way back, stop off at Ogmore Castle, gleaming orange in the setting sun. Within the castle is mounted a stone which clearly has carvings on it, but in the dark shadow of the castle walls, it was impossible to make anything out clearly.

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Ogmore Cross Shaft
Ogmore Cross Shaft submitted by coin : An early 11th C. incomplete shaft of a cross-slab, with inscriptions on both faces (enclosed by triple-moulded borders) Supposedly, the inscription reads: EST / QUOD.DED[IT] / ARTHMAIL /AGRUM DO / ET GLIGUIS. / ET NERTAT ET FILIE : SU[A] The slab was discovered at the castle in 1929 and built into the base. Source: GGAT (Vote or comment on this photo)
Within Ogmore Castle is mounted on a plinth a carved stone discovered at the castle in 1929.

It is part of an early 11th C. shaft of a cross-slab, with inscriptions on both faces (enclosed by triple-moulded borders).

Supposedly, the inscription reads: EST / QUOD.DED[IT] / ARTHMAIL /AGRUM DO / ET GLIGUIS. / ET NERTAT ET FILIE : SU[A]
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Ogmore Cross Shaft
Ogmore Cross Shaft submitted by TheCaptain : Ogmore Castle in the last rays of the setting sun, 10th October 2018. Within is the remains of a carved cross shaft, which can just be seen in the shadow of the main castle tower. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Ogmore Cross Shaft
Ogmore Cross Shaft submitted by TheCaptain : Within Ogmore Castle is the remains of an early 11th C. cross shaft mounted on a plinth. Difficult to make out the details in the shadow of the castle walls (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Re: Ogmore Cross Shaft by Warren-ap-EuddavAD322 on Wednesday, 23 October 2019
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"Land grant stone of King Arthmael-Arthur (the 2nd.) at Ogmore Castle. It names the King and Nertat daughter of King Brychan his first cousin, St. Glywys a son of Gwynlliw, and Fili the Bishop - Ufelwyn grandson of St. Gildas Bishop of Llandaff".
[Source:- p.267. "ARTORIVS REX DISCOVERED" ISBN - 0-86285 0061]. Copyright August 1985
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    Re: Ogmore Cross Shaft by Sunny100 on Wednesday, 23 October 2019
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    That's very interesting Warren-ap-Euddav. Can we take it, then, that St Arthmael (Armel) of Brittany is one and the same as King Arthur. Yes I have heard of St Glywys, and also St Fili, whose name is found in Caerphily.
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The Laleston Stones Trail by Andy B on Monday, 31 July 2017
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Prof. Madeleine Gray writes: The village of Merthyr Mawr, south of Bridgend, has a stunning collection of early medieval inscribed stones, ‘Celtic’ crosses with interlace and even earlier stones naming local rulers. At nearby Llangewydd, fragments of early carved stones were found in a field that was the village churchyard before it was taken over by Cistercian monks.

And in the church at Laleston, hidden in plain sight, is a later medieval tombstone with three crosses on it. Similar stones have been found at Margam and Llangynwyd. It’s possible that they show the design of the Holy Rood of Llangynwyd, a famous carving of Christ on the cross which attracted pilgrims in the Middle Ages. I’ve been working with the community councils on a heritage trail which links these sites with the new Wales Coast Path. Chris Jones-Jenkins has done some of his amazing reconstruction drawings and we hope to have leaflets and interpretation boards printed soon.

http://www.heritagetortoise.co.uk/portfolio/laleston-stones-trail/
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