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Early Medieval (Dark Age)Site Name: Llanrhos church Inscribed StoneCountry: Wales County: Conwy Type: Early Christian Sculptured Stone
Map Ref: SH79338032
Latitude: 53.306034N Longitude: 3.812407W
Condition:
| 5 | Perfect |
| 4 | Almost Perfect |
| 3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
| 2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
| 1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
| 0 | No data. |
| -1 | Completely destroyed |
| 5 | Superb |
| 4 | Good |
| 3 | Ordinary |
| 2 | Not Good |
| 1 | Awful |
| 0 | No data. |
| 5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
| 4 | Short walk on a footpath |
| 3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
| 2 | A long walk |
| 1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
| 0 | No data. |
| 5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
| 4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
| 3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
| 2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
| 1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
| 0 | no data |
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Early Christian Sculptured Stone in Conwy (Bwrdeistref Sirol)
"Inscribed stone found near Tyddyn Holland (at SH80788169), later moved to Llanrhos church (NPRN 43781).
The stone, thought to be a natural boulder, is 0.94m by 0.49m by 0.34m. It bears an inscription that has been read as:
SANCTINVS SACER[DOS]IN P[ACE]
Thought to commemorate 'Sanctinus the bishop' and dated to the 5th or early 6th century."
Source: Coflein.
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