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Early Medieval (Dark Age)Site Name: Carew High Cross Alternative Name: Carew High CrossCountry: Wales County: Pembrokeshire Type: Ancient Cross
Nearest Town: Pembroke Nearest Village: Carew
Map Ref: SN0467503707
Latitude: 51.698031N Longitude: 4.827812W
Condition:
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| 4 | Almost Perfect |
| 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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| -1 | Completely destroyed |
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| 3 | Ordinary |
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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 |
| 1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
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| 5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
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| 3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
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Dating from the 10th-11th century, Carew Cross is a 14 foot high wheel-headed cross commemorating Maredydd, king of Dheubarth, who was killed in battle (1035) by Cynan ab Seisyllt who had invaded SW Wales.
It is decorated with plaitwork patterns, scrolls and other intricate Celtic ornamentation.
The Carew High Cross is recorded as Coflein NPRN 103458, which tells us: "(the cross) is known to have moved at least twice since its construction in the decades preceding the Norman Conquest; immediately following its being placed in state care in 1923, and again during the Second World War, when it was temporarily dismantled and stored. The Coflein records includes photographs of the cross, plus details of 4 associated sites.
The Journal of Antiquities also includes an entry for the Carew Cross, Pembrokeshire, Wales, which includes a description of the cross, background information about the nearby castle and a list of reference sources for more information.
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