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Early Medieval (Dark Age)Site Name: Llanfihangel Cwmdu Alternative Name: St Michael's Church (Llanvihangel-Cum-Du)Country: Wales
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County: Powys Type: Ancient Cross
Nearest Town: Crickhowell Nearest Village: Cwmdu
Map Ref: SO18052384
Latitude: 51.907046N Longitude: 3.192654W
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 |
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| -1 | Completely destroyed |
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| 4 | Good |
| 3 | Ordinary |
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| 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 |
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| 5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
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| 3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
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Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Condition: 4 Ambience: 3.5 Access: 5
Two carved stones sit in a visible position on the south side of the church. The first reads CATACUS HIC IACIT / FILIUS TERENACUS (Catacus lies here / son of Tegernacus), and is on a central buttress of the church. This is dated to late 6th or early 7th century.
The other lies in a locked porch, with the carved HIC IACIT visible (no name); this is dated 12th to 13th century. An earlier 7th to 9th century cross lies underneath.
A third stone mentioned in Helen Burnham's guidebook to Powys was not visible within the porch.
Parking for 2 cars next to church just off A40 near the pub. The rear of the church is wonderfully atmospheric. Access can be gained to the church by following instructions from the notice in the main porch.
The stones are recorded as Coflein NPRN 275612. The Journal of Antiquities also features a entry which includes these stones - scroll down their page for Some Inscribed Stones in Wales. The Journal adds that the stone now built into the buttress on the south wall had been used as a stepping stone over a brookl the other now forms the windowsill in the chancel.
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