Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Inscribed stone pillar at Church of St Michael
Talsarnau, Gwynedd, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Llanfihangel y Traethau, Talsarnau, Gwynedd, designated on 30 December 2004.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Commemorative
- Date of designation
- 30 December 2004
- Locality
- Llanfihangel y Traethau
- Community
- Talsarnau
- Unitary authority
- Gwynedd
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.89753, -4.09022
- Cadw reference
- 83452
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1795 map "To Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn Bart ... the map of the six counties of North Wales is most humbly inscribed by his obedient humble servant" (Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru – The National Library of Wales).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1795 · To Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn Bart ... the map of the six counties of North Wales is most… (Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru – The National Library of Wales)
- 1883 · Watershed map England, Wales 3. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1896 · Sheet 7. Ordnance Survey of England and Wales. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1899 · 135 Harlech (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 9 and 10. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
Located to WNW of the Church of St Michael
History
C12 inscribed stone.
Exterior
Tall stone pier, roughly shaped and each of its 4 faces inscribed with a legend which reads:
+ HOC EST SEPULCHRUM WLEDER MATRIS ODELEV QUI PRIMUS EDIFICAVIT HANC ECCLESIAM IN TEMPORE WINI REGIS
The translation by Nash Williams reads:
'Here is the tomb of Wleder mother of Hoedliw who first built this church in the time of King Owain'.
King Wini (Ewini) is probably Owain Gwynedd, who died in 1170.
Reason for designation
Included as a rare C12 inscribed stone pillar.
Nearby in the register
- Inscribed Stone in Llanfihangel Traethau ChurchyardInscribed Stoneunder 1 mi
- Church of St MichaelReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Lofted cartshed at Tyddyn EglwysAgriculture and Subsistenceunder 1 mi
- Tyddyn EglwysDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.