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Early Medieval (Dark Age)Site Name: Caldey Ogham StoneCountry: Wales County: Pembrokeshire Type: Early Christian Sculptured Stone
Nearest Town: Tenby Nearest Village: Caldey Island
Map Ref: SS14089628
Latitude: 51.634522N Longitude: 4.687931W
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 Ogham script consists of markings around the upper edge of a stone - in the case of the Caldey Stone, much of the top is unfortunately missing. I had not come across the Ogham script before reading up for my visit to Caldey, but is seems there are a few hundred located around the Celtic 'fringe', so I hope to learn and visit more.
A couple of links are given in the comments below for anyone else who wants to learn more....
Although the current church 'only' dates back to C12 to C16, its roots are far older, and the site has that wonderful atmosphere which only comes with a place which has been held sacred for many centuries. In fact, Caldey has definitely been a religious centre for over 1500 years, and that is only with Christian worship!
This stone is recorded as Coflein NPRN 415019, which tells us the stone was first recorded as having been dug up in a garden nearby; by 1867 it had been attached to the south wall of St David's Church, but in 1894 was taken back to the old priory and fixed to the porch wall of St Illtyd's Church. It was then moved to its current location in the nave south wall before 1950. The Coflein record also gives details, and a translation, of the inscriptions on both wide faces of the stone.
The Journal of Antiquities also features a page for Caldey Island, Pembrokeshire, Wales, which includes a detailed description of this stone, together with a drawing, local folklore and other historic sites on the island.
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