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Early Medieval (Dark Age)Site Name: Penally Celtic Cross Alternative Name: St Nicholas & St Teilo ChurchCountry: 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
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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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