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| Submitted by | Sunny100 |
| Added | Oct 14 2010 |
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A photo of mine from the 1970s. Apologies for the quality. St Non's chapel and cross-incised stone near St David's. The ruined chapel is mediaeval but the stone with it's incised ring cross dates from the 6th-7th century CE. St Non gave birth to her son, St David, close by. There are five prehistoric stones scattered around the site, one of which has some finger impressions on it which were, according to the legend, made by St Non whilst giving birth to her son.
Posted Comments:
Hatty (2017-08-07)
If the chapel is medieval, there is no rational basis for supposing the cross-incised stone to be of a different era. Why should it not be a medieval cross?
Sunny100 (2017-08-07)
Early Medieval then.
Martin L (2017-09-07)
I cannot tell for this particular site, but i guess it is not appropriate to state all things found in or beside churches have to be the same age as the church-building itself. There are quite some examples in Europe where older worked stones (even cup-marked stones, rune-stones, statue menhirs) have been re-used in churches (be it as part of the walls / floors or just on display). Also churches have been built near older sites/prehistoric cemetaries. Several Menhirs became parts of christian cemetaries this way. Or churches have been completely rebuilt while parts of the interior are kept and hence predate the church. Cheers.
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