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<< Our Photo Pages >> St Mael and St Sulien - Standing Stone (Menhir) in Wales in Denbighshire

Submitted by TimPrevett on Saturday, 22 April 2006  Page Views: 9766

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: St Mael and St Sulien Alternative Name: Carreg y Big yn y Fach Rhewllyd; Corwen Parish Church
Country: Wales County: Denbighshire Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Nearest Town: Corwen
Map Ref: SJ0787243397
Latitude: 52.979971N  Longitude: 3.373592W
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
3 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
3 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.
3 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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St Mael and St Sulien
St Mael and St Sulien submitted by TimPrevett : Showing the context of the standing stone at Corwen Church. At the church of St Mael and St Sulien in Corwen can be found a few features of interest. First is a standing stone built into the east side of the porch, the second is an allegedly cup marked stone forming the base of a 12th Century cross shaft to the south west side of the church building. The leaflet for Corwen Town Trail (Exploring ... (Vote or comment on this photo)
Standing Stone (Menhir), Ancient Cross, and Cup Marked Stone in Denbighshire (Sir Ddinbych)

A most definite example of the Christianisation of an existing prehistorc site. At the church of St Mael and St Sulien in Corwen can be found a few features of interest. First is a standing stone built into the east side of the porch, the second is an allegedly cup marked stone forming the base of a 12th Century cross shaft to the south west side of the church building. The leaflet for Corwen Town Trail (Exploring Corwen produced by Denbighshire County Council Tourism Dept 2004) notes the stone as possibly 9th Century.

Nearest parking is on the north side of the A5 a few minutes away off Green Lane. The church can be accessed by crossing the road a little to the west of the Owain Glyndwr monument. The church is high off the south side of the A5.

Update June 2017: Coflein List Entry 306609, which adds: "The cross consists of a 2.2m high square sectioned, tapering cross-shaft, with an ornamented head and an inscribed cross on its east face. This is set in a circular base-stone, 1.6m in diameter and 0.3m high. A late eighteenth century drawing shows what appears to be a possible decayed wheel-head cross. A runic inscription has been claimed."

The cross and its base are also featured on The Northern Antiquarian (TNA) page for Corwen Cross, Denbighshire, which adds: "two other crosses are found at Corwen church, one of which has a decidedly heathen legend attached to it." The Journal of Antiquities also includes an entry for the Church of St Mael and St Sulien, Corwen, Denbighshire, Wales, which includes a photograph of the cross in the churchyard, tells us the church also houses a small collection of antiquities that are well worth viewing, and describes a "strange shaped stone in the porch wall that could pre-date the church and above the priest's door a flat stone bearing an incised cross".
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St Mael and St Sulien
St Mael and St Sulien submitted by TimPrevett : The cross shaft set in the circular stone, with cupmarks (most of them highlighted by rainwater here). I feel doubtful about the marks, but given the standing stone, the Christianisation here has a clear precedent. A cross set in a cupmarked stone is a most definite statement of Christianisation. At the church of St Mael and St Sulien in Corwen can be found a few features of interest. First is a... (Vote or comment on this photo)

St Mael and St Sulien
St Mael and St Sulien submitted by dodomad : Extract from the information board inside the church. With thanks to Lucy Morrison @Lucy_bach on Twitter for the photo (Vote or comment on this photo)

St Mael and St Sulien
St Mael and St Sulien submitted by Andy B : Another possible standing stone set as a lintel above the priest's door in the porch around the back of the church. A flat stone bearing an incised cross. (Vote or comment on this photo)

St Mael and St Sulien
St Mael and St Sulien submitted by TimPrevett : Rain water pooling in the alleged cupmarks on the cross base. 28/04/09 (1 comment - Vote or comment on this photo)

St Mael and St Sulien
St Mael and St Sulien submitted by TimPrevett : A close up of the cupmarks. The cross shaft set in the circular stone, with cupmarks (most of them highlighted by rainwater here). I feel doubtful about the marks, but given the standing stone, the Christianisation here has a clear precedent. A cross set in a cupmarked stone is a most definite statement of Christianisation. At the church of St Mael and St Sulien in Corwen can be found a few fe... (1 comment)

St Mael and St Sulien
St Mael and St Sulien submitted by TimPrevett : The cross shaft set in the circular stone, with cupmarks (most of them highlighted by rainwater here). Visible here are also the patterns toward the head of the shaft, as well as a "dagger" upon its side. I feel doubtful about the marks, but given the standing stone, the Christianisation here has a clear precedent. A cross set in a cupmarked stone is a most definite statement of Christianisation. ...

St Mael and St Sulien
St Mael and St Sulien submitted by TimPrevett : The standing stone built into the porch in the Corwen Church. Apologies for the short hair... I started shaving my hair on grade 0 by accident a couple days before, instead of the usual grade 4 - so had to take drastic remedial action! At the church of St Mael and St Sulien in Corwen can be found a few features of interest. First is a standing stone built into the east side of the porch, the sec... (3 comments)

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Re: St Mael and St Sulien by Anne T on Thursday, 22 June 2017
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In adding some information from The Northern Antiquarian site to this page, I came across this rather spooky reference in Coflein List Entry 43882, which says: "A prehistoric stone, known as Garreg i big yn y fach rewllyd (the pointed stone in the frozen nook) has been built into the external wall of the north porch. Local tradition states that every attempt to erect a church on a different site failed, and the founders were directed by a supernatural power to the site where this stone stood."

This is definitely going on my 'want to visit' list!
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Re: St Mael and St Sulien by coldrum on Thursday, 07 January 2010
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Coflein site record.

http://www.coflein.gov.uk/en/site/306609/details/CORWEN%2C+CHURCHYARD+CROSS/ [added to main text - thank you]
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