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Submitted by TimPrevett on Tuesday, 24 September 2002  Page Views: 9086

Rock ArtSite Name: Llanbedr
Country: Wales
NOTE: This site is 0.101 km away from the location you searched for.
County: Gwynedd Type: Rock Art
 Nearest Village: Llanbedr
Map Ref: SH585269  Landranger Map Number: 124
Latitude: 52.821007N  Longitude: 4.1013W
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:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
 2 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
0No data.
 4 Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
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Llanbedr
Llanbedr submitted by TimPrevett : The spiral stone in Llanbedr Church (St Peters); the higher part of the stone has been highlighted by chalk (not by us!). The stone was originally found out in the mountains (location not known), then placed with the other stones in the village, then outside the church, then inside the church... now behind the font, as the picture shows. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Cup and Ring Marks in Gwynedd

Two stones decorated with spirals can be found inside the church.

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Llanbedr submitted by AngieLake : The spiral carved stone at Llanbedr church. (Not as clear when taken with my flash.) (2 comments - Vote or comment on this photo)

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Llanbedr submitted by Antonine : The Spiral Stone, 2008 (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Llanbedr submitted by Antonine : The stone behind the font. 2008 (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Llanbedr submitted by Antonine : Exterior of the 16th-century church, 2008 (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Llanbedr submitted by Antonine : Lych gate, 2008 (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Llanbedr submitted by postman : The fading spiral (1 comment)

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Llanbedr submitted by postman : Sitting on the last row in the Church on a Saturday afternoon.

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Llanbedr submitted by postman : The stone behind the font

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Llanbedr submitted by AngieLake : Another angle on the stone, showing its upper surface and left side.

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Llanbedr submitted by Adam Stanford : Detailed shot of the spiral with oblique lighting. Note cup mark(s) within the design. (2 comments)

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Re: Llanbedr - the spiral carved stone by AngieLake on Wednesday, 22 June 2011
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We were grateful to Adam Sandford for recommending this stone to us when we met him at Arthur's Stone.
In St. Peter's church is a leaflet on Llanbedr which mentions the stone.
Quote:
"The district has strong links with the Bronze Age in the form of cairns and standing stones. A particularly fine example of a decorated stone is preserved in the church.
It is nearly 200 years ago since this stone was 'recovered'. It was found by a Dr. Griffith Griffith of Taltreuddyn, Llanenddwyn, according to his report to the Cambrian Archaeological Association "... in Dyffryn Ardudwy, on the hills near some early stone remains...", and to avoid its destruction had brought it to the site of "... the two meinihirion at Llanbedr", (behind the petrol station)."
[NB: The leaflet describes how to find the two monoliths "just behind the petrol-filling station". Please note this petrol station has gone and its site must be now occupied by new houses.]
"There it remained for some years until it was moved to a place outside the west wall of the church (circa 1910). Now it has a safe home inside the church.
Formed of andesite granite, it stands 2'9" high, having a width of 2'0" at its base, tapering to 1'0" at the top and is 1'2" thick. The design consists of an incised groove about an inch in width, and a quarter of an inch deep, forming a seven turn spiral having an overall diameter of twelve inches. The decoration is clearly akin to that found at Barclodiad-y-Gawres, Anglesey, which is associated with the Irish Boyne culture. The ultimate origin of the spiral decoration can be traced back to Egypt. From thence to Scandinavia, Britain and Ireland where it arrived several centuries before Christ. In Britain, spirals were at first only found on stones and rock surfaces, but later on they were made use of for decorating various things."
[Leaflet written by 'JWH. 1992']
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