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Submitted by AngieLake on Monday, 10 November 2008 Page Views: 7792

Early Medieval (Dark Age)Site Name: Llanbadarn Fawr Celtic Crosses Alternative Name: Llanbadarn Fawr 1 (CD 4), Llanbadarn Fawr 2 (CD5)
Country: Wales
NOTE: This site is 0.342 km away from the location you searched for.
County: Ceredigion Type: Ancient Cross
Nearest Town: Aberystwyth Nearest Village: Llanbadarn Fawr
Map Ref: SN59918101
Latitude: 52.409106N Longitude: 4.06093W
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**Llanbadarn Fawr Celtic Crosses** submitted by AngieLake : The shorter cross, left and the lower section of the tallest cross, showing the figure carved on this face. Both were thought to be pre-Christian standing stones. The large cross is made from granite, possibly from the Llyn Peninsula. Llanbadarn Fawr church was once the mother church of what was then the largest parish in Wales. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Two stone crosses on display in a permanent exhibition of the history of the parish, are the only pre-Norman relics which have survived in the church at Llanbadarn Fawr. They once stood in the churchyard on the south side of the church until 1916 when they were brought inside and placed in the south transept. They were moved to their present position in 1987. (The exhibition was officially opened on St Padarn's Day, 15th April, 1988, by Most Rev. George Noakes, Bishop of St. Davids and Archbishop of Wales.)

Precise dating of the crosses is difficult, but it is now believed that they may well be re-used pre-Christian standing stones. The large cross is made from granite, possibly from the Llyn Peninsula, and is one of only a few Welsh crosses to include figurative carving as well as the typical interlacing which was developed by the Christian Celts.

Re: the church - "Its cruciform plan and large central tower reflect its importance as the mother church of what was then the largest parish in Wales.
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SN5981 : Parish church: Llanbadarn Fawr: from the northwest by Dylan Moore — by Dylan Moore
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SN5981 : Parish church: Llanbadarn Fawr: from the southeast by Dylan Moore — by Dylan Moore
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SN5981 : Parish church: Llanbadarn Fawr: interior by Dylan Moore — by Dylan Moore
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SN5981 : Mosaic floor at St Padarn's church by Eirian Evans — by Eirian Evans
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SN5981 : St Padarn, Llanbadarn Fawr: churchyard (xv) by Basher Eyre — by Basher Eyre
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