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<< Text Pages >> Penally Celtic Cross - Ancient Cross in Wales in Pembrokeshire

Submitted by Horatio on Monday, 27 March 2023  Page Views: 855

Early Medieval (Dark Age)Site Name: Penally Celtic Cross Alternative Name: St Nicholas & St Teilo Church
Country: Wales
NOTE: This site is 0.14 km away from the location you searched for.

County: Pembrokeshire Type: Ancient Cross
Nearest Town: Tenby  Nearest Village: Penally
Map Ref: SS1177799180
Latitude: 51.659801N  Longitude: 4.72273W
Condition:
5Perfect
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:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
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
0No data.
5 Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
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Ancient Cross in Pembrokeshire

Within the south transept of St Nicholas & St Teilo Church in the village of Penally, approximately 1.5 miles from Tenby can be found a pair of Celtic crosses.
These two crosses from the 9th and 10th centuries once stood outside for over a thousand years but were placed inside in 1956 and 1964 to preserve them from weather erosion.
The most interesting is the Penally Cross, a beautifully carved wheel-head cross with ornate carvings on both faces. The cross is decorated with intricate knotwork and scroll designs with interwoven vines and grape clusters. The sides feature a continuous band of twists and knotwork. This cross probably dates to the first half of the 9th century. The stone base that originally supported the cross still stands outside the west end of the church.

The other cross is more fragmentary but bears a beautiful carving of 'gripping beasts'; a pair of grotesque beasts with forelegs and tails tails interlaced. Each beast has a small animal in its mouth and each animal devours an end of a vine tendril. This cross interests historians because it combines Celtic, Scandinavian, and Anglo-Saxon art
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Penally Celtic Cross
Penally Celtic Cross submitted by Horatio : The south transept of St Nicholas & St Teilo Church Penally showing both crosses or rather, one cross and one cross shaft. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Penally Celtic Cross
Penally Celtic Cross submitted by Horatio : The 'other fragmentary cross' 10th century. This cross combines Celtic, Scandinavian and Anglo-Saxon art. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Penally Celtic Cross
Penally Celtic Cross submitted by Horatio : Penally Cross within St Nicholas & St Teilo Church Penally (Vote or comment on this photo)

Penally Celtic Cross
Penally Celtic Cross submitted by Horatio : Penally Cross relief showing intricate carving of knotwork and scroll designs. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Nearby Images from Geograph Britain and Ireland:
SS1199 : Penally War Memorial by Angela Jones
by Angela Jones
©2008(licence)
SS1199 : Church information by John Duckfield
by John Duckfield
©2010(licence)
SS1199 : Penally War Memorial by Hywel Williams
by Hywel Williams
©2007(licence)
SS1199 : Ordnance Survey Cut Mark by Adrian Dust
by Adrian Dust
©2015(licence)
SS1199 : St Nicholas and St Teilo's church Penally by David Luther Thomas
by David Luther Thomas
©2007(licence)

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