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Early Medieval (Dark Age)Site Name: Lanteglos Stone
Country: England
NOTE: This site is 1.034 km away from the location you searched for.

County: Cornwall Type: Early Christian Sculptured Stone
Nearest Town: Camelford  Nearest Village: Lanteglos
Map Ref: SX088823  Landranger Map Number: 200
Latitude: 50.609006N  Longitude: 4.703656W
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.
5 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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Theenchantednomads visited on 1st Jul 2023 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 4 Access: 5 After a pilgrimage to St Juliots Well we walked by the stunning church of Lanteglos. Beautiful old crosses and this Longstone stood beside them.

lucasn visited - their rating: Cond: 5 Amb: 3 Access: 5



Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Condition: 4 Ambience: 3.5 Access: 5

Lanteglos Stone
Lanteglos Stone submitted by Thorgrim : Saxon inscription of the 10th century reads: AELSETH GENERETH WOHTE THISNE SYBSTEL FOR AELWINES SOUL FOR HEYSEL. (Aelseth & Genereth wrought this memorial for Aelwine's soul and for themselves) (Vote or comment on this photo)
Inscribed Stone in Cornwall


Rescued from a barn at Castle Goff farm, this stone is 10th century and very unusual in that the inscription is in Anglo-Saxon.
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Nearby Images from Geograph Britain and Ireland:
SX0882 : Lanteglos-by-Camelford: St. Julitta's Church, c15th font by Michael Garlick
by Michael Garlick
©2018(licence)
SX0882 : Lanteglos-by-Camelford, St. Julitta's Church: South porch entrance doorway by Michael Garlick
by Michael Garlick
©2018(licence)
SX0882 : Old Wayside Cross by L Nott
by L Nott
©2020(licence)
SX0882 : Camelford: Valley Truckle Cross by Martin Bodman
by Martin Bodman
©2008(licence)
SX0882 : Church of St Julitta, Lanteglos by Derek Harper
by Derek Harper
©2017(licence)

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