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Early Medieval (Dark Age)Site Name: The Llanaber Stones Alternative Name: St Bodfan's Stones,Country: Wales County: Gwynedd Type: Early Christian Sculptured Stone
Nearest Town: Barmouth Nearest Village: Llanaber
Map Ref: SH600177
Latitude: 52.738750N Longitude: 4.075119W
Condition:
| 5 | Perfect |
| 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 |
| 5 | Superb |
| 4 | Good |
| 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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| 3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
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The two memorial stones stand in the NW corner of the church though originally they were out in the churchyard. The first stone, a grave-slab, commemorates AETERNI ET AETERNAE (the Stone of Aeternus and Aeterna) possibly brother and sister. The first name could recall Edernus, an early saint and son of Cunedda Wledig, king of the north Britons in the 5th century. Edernus lived between 520-580 CE.
The second memorial stone has a Latin inscription to CAELEXTIS MONEDO RIGIS (the Stone of Caelestis Monedorix), a mythical king of Mona (Anglesey) or according to one account, a king of the mountains. This particular stone was apparently used as a footbridge on a local farm.
The dedication here is to St Bodfan, son of Helig ab Glannog, a minor king who originated from Brittany. Bodfan was a monk on Bardsey Island and established the first church at Llanaber. His brothers Brothen, Celynin and Rhichwyn are also regarded as saints.
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