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Early Medieval (Dark Age)Site Name: Cilymaenllwyd Stone Alternative Name: Cil-Y-Maen-Llwyd StoneCountry: Wales
NOTE: This site is 3.27 km away from the location you searched for.
County: Carmarthenshire Type: Early Christian Sculptured Stone
Nearest Town: Llanelli Nearest Village: Pwll
Map Ref: SN47780148
Latitude: 51.691377N Longitude: 4.203665W
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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nddavies couldn't find on 30th Apr 2011 - their rating: Access: 4 Absolutely no sign of the stone at coordinates SN47780148 - which is in the middle of a field accessed by a public footpath.
"Pillar shaped stone, with cross shaped inscription and possible remains of Ogham script. Believed to be of early medieval date, possibly 7th-9th C."
Source: Coflein.
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