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Early Medieval (Dark Age)Site Name: Kenric's Stone (Llanelltyd) Alternative Name: Cynwrig's Stone, Cenrick's Stone
Country: Wales County: Gwynedd Type: Early Christian Sculptured Stone
Nearest Town: Dolgellau Nearest Village: Llanelltyd
Map Ref: SH717195
Latitude: 52.757827N Longitude: 3.902632W
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**Kenric's Stone (Llanelltyd)** submitted by w650marion : The mark of Kenric is at the top of the stone, the inscription is bottom left. (Vote or comment on this photo)

In the church of St Illtyd at Llanelltyd near Dolgellau stands a stone with a footprint carved upon it and a faint Latin inscription in memory of Kenric the Pilgrim. The church stands within a circular graveyard that has a spring/well in the corner, perhaps originally the saint's well. St Illtyd (450-530) was the saint who founded a monastic college at Llantwit Major in south Glamorgan. He founded many churches, most of which are in southern and south-east Wales.

In the church a 4 foot high coffin-shaped stone stands near the altar, but its age is uncertain, probably 7th-11th century. Carved onto it is a footprint said to have been made by a pilgrim about to go overseas, whether to the Holy Land, Ireland or to Bardsey Island just across the bay. He may have had his footprint carved so as to guarantee a safe journey and a safe return.

A faint Latin inscription on the stone recalls VESTIGUM KENRIC TENETURE IN CAPITRE LAPIDID ET IPESEMET ANTEQUOM PEREGRE PRAFECTUS EST or when translated something like 'The footprint of Kenric imprinted at the head of this stone before he set out for foreign parts'. The stone was discovered under the floor of a small building in the churchyard in 1876.
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SH7119 : Mynwent Eglwys St Illtyd cemetery by Eric Jones — by Eric Jones
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SH7119 : Traditional houses alongside the bypass by Eric Jones — by Eric Jones
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SH7119 : St Illtyd's Church from the A487 by Eric Jones — by Eric Jones
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SH7119 : Llanelltyd : Road by Lewis Clarke — by Lewis Clarke
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SH7119 : The new and old cemeteries at St Illtyd Church, Llanelltyd by Eric Jones — by Eric Jones
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