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Early Medieval (Dark Age)Site Name: The Cross of Brancuf Alternative Name: The Baglan Cross, Brancu's CrossCountry: Wales
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County: South Glamorgan Type: Early Christian Sculptured Stone
Nearest Town: Baglan
Map Ref: SS753922
Latitude: 51.614774N Longitude: 3.802439W
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| 3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
| 2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
| 1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
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| 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 |
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The Cross of Brancuf stands in the church of St Catherine at Baglan. It is an intricately sculptured cross-slab with a Latin cross and an inscription recalling Brancuf.
Originally it stood in the old St Baglan's church but that fell into ruin in the late 19th century and the slab was removed to St Catherine's. St Baglan (Bagelan), son of King Ithael Hoel of Brittany, was a 6th century hermit and follower of St Illytud. He founded the first church at the town that now takes his name.
In the vestry of St Catherine's church a cross-slab dating from the 8th-10th century CE. It is intricately decorated with a Celtic-style cross formed out of knotwork (cord-plait knotwork) and interlacing; the ends of each arm are probably of a Latin design. Also there is a Latin inscription: FECIT BRANCUF or perhaps BRANCU which when translated reads 'was made by Brancuf'. However, the person known as Brancuf is unknown.
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