<< Our Photo Pages >> Lundy Beacon Hill - Early Christian Sculptured Stone in England in Devon
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Early MedievalSite Name: Lundy Beacon HillCountry: England County: Devon Type: Early Christian Sculptured Stone
Nearest Town: Bideford
Map Ref: SS132442
Latitude: 51.166462N Longitude: 4.673201W
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| 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 |
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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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| 3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
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Lundy Island has a cemetery at its centre with the remains of a 13th century chapel.
Along the wall are these early Christian memorial stones, with inscriptions: OPTIMI, RESTEUTA, TIGERNI, POTITUS. They are believed to date from the fifth or sixth centuries AD and are part of a collection of early Christian burials. It has been estimated that there could be up to 100 cist burials in the cemetery area.
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