Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Nant Crew Inscribed Stone (now in Cefn Coed Church)
Vaynor, Merthyr Tydfil, Wales
A scheduled monument in Vaynor, Merthyr Tydfil, recorded as Standing Stone (Early Medieval).
The record
- Designation
- Scheduled monument
- Site type
- Standing Stone
- Period
- Early Medieval
- Community
- Vaynor
- Unitary authority
- Merthyr Tydfil
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates (centre of the scheduled area)
- 51.76294, -3.40348
- SAM number
- BR145
- Cadw record number
- 1776
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 1636 map "Cornubia : Devonia, Somersetus, Dorcestria, Wiltonia, Glocestria ..." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1636 · Cornubia : Devonia, Somersetus, Dorcestria, Wiltonia, Glocestria ... (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1830 · V.3:11-15:XV. Britisches Reich. A. Kon: England. b. Frstenthum Wales: Shire: 37-40 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1856 · 42. Brecon. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1898 · 231 Merthyr Tydfil (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1898 · 231 Merthyr Tydfil (Outline) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Summary description and reason for designation
The following provides a general description of the Scheduled Monument.
The monument comprises the remains of a pillar stone, which probably dates to the early medieval period (c. AD 410-1086). The pillar stone is approximately 1.53m high and square in section. Each face is approximately 0.30m wide at the base, tapering to 0.23m at top. The west face has a Latin inscription and the north face has an incised cross on it. Three holes have been made in it for use as a gatepost. It is located in the porch of the church of St John the Baptist, Cefn Coed, Merthyr Tydfil.
The monument is of national importance for its potential to enhance our knowledge of early medieval burial and ritual practices. It is an important relic of an early Christian landscape and retains significant archaeological potential. There is a strong probability of the presence of intact burial or ritual deposits, together with environmental and structural evidence.
The scheduled area comprises the remains described and areas around them within which related evidence may be expected to survive.
Nearby in the register
- Church of St John the BaptistReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Hen Dy Cwrdd Unitarian ChapelReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Tabor Independent ChapelReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Gurnos Quarry Tramroad & LeatTramroadunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.