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Tymawr Cross-Incised Stone

Pistyll, Gwynedd, Wales

A scheduled monument in Pistyll, Gwynedd, recorded as Cross-marked stone (Early Medieval).

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1913) covering the location of Tymawr Cross-Incised Stone, Pistyll, Gwynedd, with a pin at the register's coordinates
Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1913), covering this location. Courtesy of the National Library of Scotland. The pin is ours, placed from the register's coordinates.

The record

Designation
Scheduled monument
Site type
Cross-marked stone
Period
Early Medieval
Community
Pistyll
Unitary authority
Gwynedd
Country
Wales
Coordinates (centre of the scheduled area)
52.94732, -4.50235
SAM number
CN101
Cadw record number
2431

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1830 map "V.3:11-15:XV. Britisches Reich. A. Kon: England. b. Frstenthum Wales: Shire: 37-40" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

Historical maps covering this location

  • 1830 · V.3:11-15:XV. Britisches Reich. A. Kon: England. b. Frstenthum Wales: Shire: 37-40 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 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 · 118 Nevin (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1901 · Sheet 9 and 10. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

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Cadw's description

The following provides a general description of the Scheduled Monument.

The monument consists of a stone with a cross carved into the surface, probably dating to the 8th or 9th century, the early-medieval period. This small stone is set in a prepared niche at the base of a roadside wall, having been moved from its original position in a nearby field. It measures 0.5m in height and 0.5m in width. The stone bears an incised cross within a ring which measures 0.25m in diameter.

The monument is of national importance for its potential to enhance our knowledge of the organisation and practice of medieval Christianity. A cross marked stone may be part of a larger cluster of monuments and their importance can further enhanced by their group value.

The scheduled area comprises the remains described and areas around them within which related evidence may be expected to survive.

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

Designated Historic Asset GIS Data, The Welsh Historic Environment Service (Cadw), 2026-09-07, licensed under the Open Government Licence http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/ Cadw, the Welsh Historic Environment Service · Open Government Licence v3.0
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