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ECM: Mynydd Merthyr; pillar stone

Roughly quadrangular with a rudely picked linear Latin cross with an elongated plain stem with semicircular expansions to the upper arm-ends on the upper part of the face, slightly bevelled and smoothed. The three upper terminals of the cross are crossleted; the crosslets elaborated into open D-shaped terminals. Part of the head is missing.

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ECM: Mynydd Merthyr; pillar stone
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Collection Area

Archaeology & Numismatics

Item Number

25.5

Find Information

Site Name: Mynydd Merthyr, Penmaen Pwll-gwellt

Date: 1925

Notes: Found in 1925 at Penmaen Pwll-gwellt, just west of the parish boundary.

Measurements

height / mm:1380
width / mm:200
depth / mm:150
weight / kg:88

Categories

Memorial Stones (OP) Group II: Pillar Stone
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