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Multi-periodSite Name: St Peter's Church (Steynton) Alternative Name: The Gendilius Stone, St Cewydd's StoneCountry: Wales
NOTE: This site is 0.38 km away from the location you searched for.
County: Pembrokeshire Type: Sculptured Stone
Nearest Town: Haverfordwest Nearest Village: Steynton
Map Ref: SM918078
Latitude: 51.730151N Longitude: 5.016293W
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 |
| 5 | Superb |
| 4 | Good |
| 3 | Ordinary |
| 2 | Not Good |
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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 |
| 4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
| 3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
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Sculptured Stone in Pembrokeshire (Sir Benfro)
Just east of the A4076 lies the church of St Peter and St Cewydd, Steynton. In the 1870s a pillar-stone in the churchyard was being used as a Victorian gravestone and an insciption placed on to it. However, later the stone was recognised as having an Ogham inscription on its left edge. The stone was eventually taken into the church for safety.
It is thought to date from the 5th century CE and the Ogham notches to recall a Romano-Britain by the name of GENDILI (Gendilius) which would be the same in Latin. The pillar stands at 1.2 metres high. An ornate round cross on the face looks Celtic in origin but, in fact, this could well be more recent - possibly a Victorian fake?
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