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ECM: Crickhowell; Turpillius Stone (replica)
Rough pillar stone carved on one face and along one edge. The inscriptions are well cut with visible grooves, some with a bevel. Latin and Ogam Inscriptions.
Collection Area
Archaeology & Numismatics
Item Number
06.482
Find Information
Site Name: Ty yn y Wlad Farm, Crickhowell
Collection Method: chance find
Date: 1777
Notes: Original monument found in the vicinity of the above; the first recorded location (Theophilus Jones). Also recorded as having stood at; location circa SO 227 193 (1846) and Glanusk Park (1860's). Now located in Brecknock Museum (since 1948).
Measurements
height / mm:2200 (visible)
width / mm:480 (at base)
width / mm:550 (at mid-shaft)
width / mm:410 (top)
depth / mm:270
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