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Early Medieval (Dark Age)Site Name: St Dogmael's Church Alternative Name: Sagranus Stone; St Dogmael's Abbey; St Thomas the Apostle ChurchCountry: Wales County: Ceredigion Type: Early Christian Sculptured Stone
Nearest Town: Cardigan Nearest Village: St Dogmael`s
Map Ref: SN1640745909 Landranger Map Number: 145
Latitude: 52.081013N Longitude: 4.680725W
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| 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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| 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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xseawitch visited on 5th Aug 2018 - their rating: Cond: 5 Amb: 4 Access: 5 The church next to St Dogmael's Abbey is called St Thomas'
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A number of incised stones were found within the Abbey grounds; most are now displayed in the Abbey Museum/Interpretation Centre.
St Dogmaels 1, inscribed stone (Sagranus Stone): Coflein NPRN 423575;
St Dogmaels 2, incomplete cross carved slab: Coflein NPRN 423576;
St Dogmaels 3, incomplete cross carved pillar: Coflein NPRN 423578;
St Dogmaels 4, fragmentary carved pillar: Coflein NPRN 423580; and
St Dogmaels 5, a large roughly rectangular slab displaying a deeply incised linear Latin cross: Coflein NPRN 421294
The important Sagranus Stone can be found in St. Thomas's Church, and is recorded as Coflein NPRN 401267. The present church at the site is St. Thomas the Apostle, a modern construction, built in 1847 within the precincts of St Dogmael's Abbey. "Within the church [at the west end of the nave] is the Sagranus Stone, inscribed in both Latin and Ogham and dating from the fifth century, which helped provide the key to deciphering the Ogham alphabet."
The Journal of Antiquities also includes an entry for The Sagranus Stone, St Dogmael’s, Pembrokeshire (Sir Benfro), Wales, which includes a photograph of the Sagranus stone, a drawing, background information and directions for finding this site. The Journal also gives details of other stones within the church plus a list of reference sources for more information.
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