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Early Medieval (Dark Age)Site Name: Ichthus Stone Alternative Name: Ichtheus StoneCountry: Wales
NOTE: This site is 1.364 km away from the location you searched for.
County: Anglesey Type: Early Christian Sculptured Stone
Nearest Town: Amlwch Nearest Village: Cemaes
Map Ref: SH376946
Latitude: 53.423120N Longitude: 4.445461W
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| 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 |
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cactus_chris visited on 16th May 2019 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 5 Access: 5 This was a very nice visit to a the chuch when walking the Anglesey Coastal Path. A gentleman passed me on the lane and offered me a lift to the chuch (I declined as that would have been "cheating"). We had a nice chat in the church and I saw this stone too. The chuch is very nice inside and decorated in an Islamic Style.
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The Ichthus Stone is to be found against the west wall inside the church of Llanbadrig near Cemaes Bay, on the north coast of Anglesey, North Wales.
The stone was hidden beneath the plaster of the church for many years until in 1884 renovations exposed the stone. It carries the early Christian symbols of the fish and the palm tree, the latter signifying Jerusalem. Similar stones have been found in the catacombs in Rome, and for some time it was thought the stone was of a foreign origin.
But the inscriptions are probably representative of the 9th to the 11th Century gravestones of which there are several to be found in Anglesey.
Following investigation by the Department of Geology at Leicester University it is now accepted as being an Anglesey stone that has been used for more than one purpose. It would initially have been used as a standing stone (a similar stone believed to be some 4500 years old was found in the middle of a large field near Llanerchymedd), before early christians claimed the stone for themselves around the 10th Century.
On the bench just before the churchyard the Dalai Lama claimed to have found the most peaceful spot on earth.
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