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<< Our Photo Pages >> St Martin's Church (Laugharne) - Ancient Cross in Wales in Carmarthenshire

Submitted by Sunny100 on Monday, 03 October 2011  Page Views: 7134

Early Medieval (Dark Age)Site Name: St Martin's Church (Laugharne) Alternative Name: The Laugharne Cross
Country: Wales
NOTE: This site is 0.5 km away from the location you searched for.

County: Carmarthenshire Type: Ancient Cross
Nearest Town: Carmarthen  Nearest Village: Laugharne
Map Ref: SN302110
Latitude: 51.771849N  Longitude: 4.462412W
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
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
4 Ambience:
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4 Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
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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5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
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2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
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St Martin's Church (Laugharne)
St Martin's Church (Laugharne) submitted by PAB : 10th Century Cross. Lit from the adjacent stained glass window. Sept 2015 (Vote or comment on this photo)
Ancient Cross in Carmarthenshire (Sir Caerfyrddin)

Inside St Martins church beside the A4066 in Laugharne there is a curious shaped cross-slab dating from the so-called Dark Ages, probably the 9th-10th century.

The slab stone is built into the east wall of the south transept and has an unusual Celtic design carved onto it; though some historians claim the designwork is of Viking origins. The cross is oddly shaped, reminiscent of a human body perhaps. There is thick ropework, in the form of looped interlacing, running up from the bottom to the cross-head, while close to the edges ordinary, less thick knotwork. The large round-shaped cross-head has a Latin-style cross in the centre with a small boss in the middle of that and oval looped links between the arms.

The church of St Martin dates from the 14th century when it was built by the Lord of the Manor of Laugharne Sir Guido de Brian. He also built the church St Margaret in Eglwys Cummin some 5 miles to the west. If you have five minutes to spare check out the famous grave of Dylan Thomas (d 1953) in the churchyard which is marked by a white cross.
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St Martin's Church (Laugharne)
St Martin's Church (Laugharne) submitted by durhamnature : Old drawing, from "Archaeologia Cambrensis" via archive.org (Vote or comment on this photo)

St Martin's Church (Laugharne)
St Martin's Church (Laugharne) submitted by Sunny100 : The Cross Of Laugharne. A drawing by J.O. Westood from his work 'Lapidarium Walliae' - The Early Inscribed and Sculptured Stones of Wales, 1876. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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SN3010 : King Street businesses in Laugharne by Jaggery
by Jaggery
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SN3010 : English Congregational Church, Laugharne by Jaggery
by Jaggery
©2014(licence)
SN3010 : Chapel on King Street, Laugharne by Ian S
by Ian S
©2015(licence)
SN3010 : Laugharne: disused petrol pump, King Street by Christopher Hilton
by Christopher Hilton
©2011(licence)
SN3010 : Ferryman Delicatessen on King Street, Laugharne by Ian S
by Ian S
©2015(licence)

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