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<< Our Photo Pages >> St Afan (Llanafan Fawr) - Early Christian Sculptured Stone in Wales in Powys

Submitted by TimPrevett on Friday, 15 August 2008  Page Views: 6622

Early Medieval (Dark Age)Site Name: St Afan (Llanafan Fawr)
Country: Wales
NOTE: This site is 0.986 km away from the location you searched for.
County: Powys Type: Early Christian Sculptured Stone
Nearest Town: Llandrindod Wells  Nearest Village: Llanafan Fawr
Map Ref: SN96915576
Latitude: 52.190412N  Longitude: 3.509487W
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
 2 Ambience:
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4Good
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 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
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5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
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2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
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St Afan (Llanafan Fawr)
St Afan (Llanafan Fawr) submitted by TimPrevett : The ancient cross fragments in the church porch at Llanafan Fawr. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Early Christian Sculptured Stone in Powys

Three ancient cross fragments in porch of St Afan's at Llanafan Fawr.
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St Afan (Llanafan Fawr)
St Afan (Llanafan Fawr) submitted by TimPrevett : One of the ancient cross fragments in the church porch at Llanafan Fawr. (Vote or comment on this photo)

St Afan (Llanafan Fawr)
St Afan (Llanafan Fawr) submitted by Sunny100 : What is believed to be the tomb of St Afan stands in the churchyard. The grave-slab on top used to stand up-right. It measures 7 feet in length and bears a faint Latin inscription in memory of St Avan the Bishop. (Vote or comment on this photo)

St Afan (Llanafan Fawr)
St Afan (Llanafan Fawr) submitted by Sunny100 : The pillar-stone standing between 2 and 3 feet high inside the church, has an equal armed cross within a circle. It dates from the Dark Ages. (Vote or comment on this photo)

St Afan (Llanafan Fawr)
St Afan (Llanafan Fawr) submitted by TimPrevett : One of the ancient cross fragments in the church porch at Llanafan Fawr. (Vote or comment on this photo)

St Afan (Llanafan Fawr)
St Afan (Llanafan Fawr) submitted by TimPrevett

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Re: St Afan (Llanafan Fawr) by Sunny100 on Monday, 05 July 2010
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In the church of St Afan, near Builth Wells, stands a 2 and a half foot high vertical pillar-stone with an equal-armed cross within a circle. This is said to date from the so called Dark Ages - the 7th to 9th century.

In the porch wall there are four fragments of 7th to 9th century decorative work, including herringbone, a cross and circles. Then, outside in the churchyard what is thought to be the tomb of St Avanus. The large slab, 7 foot in length, on top has a faint inscription which says: "HIC JACET SANCTUS AVANUS EPISCOPUS" and when translated reads 'Here lies St Afan, Bishop'. The graveslab may date from the 7th century, though the stonework beneath it is more recent. It seems the slab originally stood up-right.

The church here at Llanafan Fawr stands on an Iron Age mound, and there is a ringwork ditch surrounding the site. St Afan or Avanus, the church patron, was the son of Ceredig Wledig and St Tegfedd. His brother was St Teilo and his cousin, St David. Some historians think he was the first bishop of Llanavan Fawr, but this now seems unlikely. His day is 16th November.
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