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Early Medieval (Dark Age)Site Name: Pontsticill Inscribed Stone Alternative Name: Cum Criban Pillar StoneCountry: Wales County: Powys Type: Early Christian Sculptured Stone
Nearest Town: Merthyr Tyfil Nearest Village: Pontsticill
Map Ref: SO0726513176
Latitude: 51.809500N Longitude: 3.346518W
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 |
| 0 | No data. |
| -1 | Completely destroyed |
| 5 | Superb |
| 4 | Good |
| 3 | Ordinary |
| 2 | Not Good |
| 1 | Awful |
| 0 | No data. |
| 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 |
| 0 | No data. |
| 5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
| 4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
| 3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
| 2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
| 1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
| 0 | no data |
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"The Pontsticill inscribed stone is a tall narrow monolith, 1.3m high, leaning at a slight angle. There are two inscriptions, one is indecipherable while the other, located on the South West corner is in Ogham; reading MAQI DECEDA. There is a recumbent slab next to it, possibly part of its base. Set in a slight hollow."
For more information see Coflein NPRN 92146. The Journal of Antiquities also features an entry for this stone - see the second listing on their page for Some Inscribed Stones in Wales. The Journal describes this as a pillar stone, probably dating to the 5th to 6th century AD; the stone was first discovered in 1694.
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