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<< Our Photo Pages >> St Non's Chapel - Early Christian Sculptured Stone in Wales in Pembrokeshire

Submitted by vicky on Tuesday, 07 June 2022  Page Views: 10844

Early Medieval (Dark Age)Site Name: St Non's Chapel
Country: Wales
NOTE: This site is 0.2 km away from the location you searched for.
County: Pembrokeshire Type: Early Christian Sculptured Stone
Nearest Town: St Davids
Map Ref: SM7507524345  Landranger Map Number: 157
Latitude: 51.872204N  Longitude: 5.268811W
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
 4 Ambience:
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 5 Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
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5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
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2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
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Anne T visited on 22nd Aug 2014 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 4 Access: 4 St Non's Chapel, Pembrokeshire: A gate leading from between St Non’s Well (to our left) and the vault with her statue in (to our right), led into the field containing the chapel. It was a short walk to the ruined building, which is enclosed by a fence to protect it from the cattle in the field. This chapel is very small, with an entrance to the west side. It is on a very steep site, and the walls to its southern side are composed of some impressively large stones. Inside the chapel is a small white-painted cross, in the left hand corner as you face the sea. At its base are many offerings – tokens, tea-lights, a small memorial plaque and pebbles painted with people’s names. Whilst we explored the stones in the field around the chapel, a Welsh family came and spent quite some time by the cross, and I wondered if they were laying their own offerings. This is certainly a superb spot to mediate and pray on a sunny day. As we entered the field, it was apparent that there were some standing stones within the field, although I’d not seen these referred to until I logged onto the Portal when we got home. I’ve submitted some images of these along with the chapel.

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St Non's Chapel
St Non's Chapel submitted by vicky : Within the ruined chapel of St Non's, around which are the remains of a possible stone circle, lies this inscribed stone. It is believed to date from the 7th-9th century AD and is decorated with a ring cross. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Early Christian sculptured stone in Pembrokeshire. Within the ruined chapel of St Non's, around which are the remains of a possible stone circle, lies this inscribed stone. It is believed to date from the 7th-9th century AD and is decorated with a ring cross.

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St Non's Chapel
St Non's Chapel submitted by Anne T : Standing on the hill just above St. Non's chapel, looking towards the sea. (Vote or comment on this photo)

St Non's Chapel
St Non's Chapel submitted by Anne T : St Non's Chapel looking eastwards; note the entrance on the right hand wall of the building. (Vote or comment on this photo)

St Non's Chapel
St Non's Chapel submitted by Anne T : The standing stone at the top of the field containing St. Non's Chapel; it is visible from the small car park. (Vote or comment on this photo)

St Non's Chapel
St Non's Chapel submitted by Anne T : The southern end of St Non's Chapel; this image illustrates the steepness of the site, with the large stone blocks used in the lower courses. (Vote or comment on this photo)

St Non's Chapel
St Non's Chapel submitted by Sunny100 : Within the ancient ruined chapel of St Non is a stone slab with a 6th/7th century incised Latin ring cross carved onto it. The stone used to be embedded in the wall, but now stands up-right. Some prehistoric standing stones are scattered around the chapel, perhaps once part of a stone circle or cromlech. St Non, daughter of Prince Cynyr, was the mother of St David. She died at Dirinon in Brittany. (Vote or comment on this photo)

St Non's Chapel
St Non's Chapel submitted by pab : Stone near St Non's Chapel. This stone is just below St Non's Chapel. Picture taken 5 Jan 2008. It is visible on the site location picture I posted last year

St Non's Chapel
St Non's Chapel submitted by Antonine : Random stones from chapel 2008

St Non's Chapel
St Non's Chapel submitted by Antonine : 2008

St Non's Chapel
St Non's Chapel submitted by Antonine

St Non's Chapel
St Non's Chapel submitted by Antonine : Chapel with well in foreground 2008

St Non's Chapel
St Non's Chapel submitted by Anne T : This stone sits in the same field as the others, half way up the western field boundary.

St Non's Chapel
St Non's Chapel submitted by Anne T : This photograph shows a shaped stone lying in the same field, just to the west of St Non's Chapel, looking down to the stone nearest to the sea.

St Non's Chapel
St Non's Chapel submitted by Anne T : Close up of the stone nearest to the sea near St Non's Chapel.

St Non's Chapel
St Non's Chapel submitted by Anne T : This is the stone nearest to St Non's Well, which the cattle were using as a scratching post. The water channel from the well can be seen running from right to left. (2 comments)

St Non's Chapel
St Non's Chapel submitted by Anne T : Photograph of the standing stone just south and west of St Non's Chapel looking eastwards towards the sea caves.

St Non's Chapel
St Non's Chapel submitted by Anne T : View of St Non's Chapel from its north-eastern corner, showing the cross in the top right hand corner.

St Non's Chapel
St Non's Chapel submitted by Anne T : A close up of the cross within the chapel; the offerings and pebbles painted with people's names can be seen at it's base.

St Non's Chapel
St Non's Chapel submitted by Sunny100 : A photo of mine from the 1970s. Apologies for the quality. St Non's chapel and cross-incised stone near St David's. The ruined chapel is mediaeval but the stone with it's incised ring cross dates from the 6th-7th century CE. St Non gave birth to her son, St David, close by. There are five prehistoric stones scattered around the site, one of which has some finger impressions on it which were, accor... (3 comments)

St Non's Chapel
St Non's Chapel submitted by jesamine : Site in Pembrokeshire (Sir Benfro) Sign at St Non's Chapel.

St Non's Chapel
St Non's Chapel submitted by jesamine : Site in Pembrokeshire (Sir Benfro) Cross stone at St Non's Chapel. (1 comment)

St Non's Chapel
St Non's Chapel submitted by jesamine : Site in Pembrokeshire (Sir Benfro) St Non's Chapel remains.

St Non's Chapel
St Non's Chapel submitted by jesamine : Site in Pembrokeshire (Sir Benfro) Wales St Non's Chapel in the distance.

St Non's Chapel
St Non's Chapel submitted by mishkin : The Chapel and stones in distance.

St Non's Chapel
St Non's Chapel submitted by mishkin : St.Non's stone circle; Two stones on far side of field from chapel; remains of old gatepost? but the one in the photo looks very worn and prehistoric.

St Non's Chapel
St Non's Chapel submitted by pab : Celtic links: Thorgrim commented that St Non was perhaps the mother of St David, which is certainly the case. The connection with Britanny was a surprise to me though when I learned of it from this detail in the window of the 'new' chapel at St Non's Retreat Centre. (2 comments)

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Re: St Non's Chapel by mishkin on Tuesday, 13 March 2007
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St.Non, not only appears at St.David, but Cornwall and Brittany. According to Breverton (Book of Welsh Saints) she seems to have the attributes of the Celtic Goddess Ann,Nonna, or Dana, (northern tradition - Nanna - mother of Balder).
The legend goes that she was seduced by King Sant, and left the monastery pregnant and went to live amongst standing stones, having the baby in the midst of a terrible storm, but within the stone circle all was quiet and peaceful, the stone on which she lay, giving birth, bore the imprint of her hand upon it (very prehistoric).. When Sant died, she became a nun at Altarnon in Cornwall around 527, and there are other dedications to her at other churches in Cornwall.
Her tomb is in Dirinon in Finistere, but it must not be forgotten that in Brittany, she has now became a he, and was regarded as the male companion of David.
Seen as the "mother of Wales" she is supposed to have said "there is nothing more stupid than an argument" ;)
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Re: St Non's Chapel by AngieLake on Thursday, 05 January 2006
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This really is a walk not to be missed: the coastline is beautiful.
In 2002 I walked from the little inlet of Porth Clais, (where St Non was supposed to have landed, I think?, and the port where all the material was brought for the building of the Cathedral) along the narrow scenic footpath bordered with wild flowers. When you get to St. Non's chapel with its old cross, you are also really close to the picturesque Holy Well. Then just up the hill from there is a tiny modern chapel with a lovely atmosphere: well worth a visit. If I remember correctly, I went on up the hill to a lane which connected with the town, and walked back that way.
When in St David's don't miss the Cathedral as it is wonderful - less tampered-with over the centuries than English ones, so seems more atmospheric.
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Re: St Non's Chapel by Anonymous on Wednesday, 04 January 2006
National park wardens and contractors fenced off farm land and replaced stiles with gates to open the 500m path up to more visitors.

John George, mayor of St David's city council which helped pay for the work, said: "The path was rather awkward as it went across farmland where there were animals."

He also said stiles, now replaced with gates, could be a hurdle to some.

"The path has been there for many years but now it has been renovated it is easier for the elderly in particular to walk from St David's to the sea to St Non's Bay."

Source: BBC News
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/south_west/4577528.stm
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