Gwynedd Archaeological
Trust Regional Historic Environment Record
Bodfeddan Inscribed Stone, Llanfaelog
Primary Reference Number (PRN) : 2749 Trust : Gwynedd Community : Llanfaelog Unitary authority : Ynys Mon NGR : SH3560374597 Site Type (preferred type first) : EARLY MEDIEVAL INSCRIBED STONE Status : Scheduled Monument
Description : Inscribed stone 1500yds NE of Ty Newydd burial chamber. Upright at roadside, 6 1/2ft high x 2 3/4ft x 3ft. On the N side is a two line inscription in Roman capitals reading downwards: CVNOGVSH/HIC IACIT: (Cunogusi) early 6th century. (RCAHMW, 1937)
In the centre of the E face is a well defined cup mark suggesting that the inscription was added to a pre-existing cup marked stone. (Crew, 1981)
The cup-mark mentioned by Crew (1981) is as described. It is of typical cup-mark size, 60mm diam. and 12mm deep, of typical cup-mark profile with shallow, even curvature. The stone is quite weathered and somewhat irregular so there are no peck or grinding marks to confirm that the mark was manufactured but it is very regular and there are no similar irregularities in the stone. (Smith, 2010)
Circular earthwork: site of the discovery of the Llantrisant inscribed stone and the disturbance of possible cists in the 18th century. The site is known as Capel Bronwen. (Longley & Richards, 2000)
A query in Volume XI, Number XLIII of the Archaeologia Cambrensis mentions an inscribed stone discovered near Ty Croes Station in 1878 by a Dr Evans from Llanechymedd. The query mentions that the stone was inscribed with the word ‘Cunogusi’. The Bodfeddan Inscribed Stone that was found at Llanfaelog was inscribed with the words ‘Cunogusi Hic Iacit,’ meaning that it is highly probable that the inscribed stone described in the Archaeologia Cambrensis and the Bodfeddan Stone are one and the same, although it is not possible to be completely certain (Rhys, 1880) (Stokes, R. 2021. Pers Comm)
Events : 54799 : PRN 2749 Site Visit (year : 2010) 40360 : Early Medieval Burial in Gwynedd (year : 2000) 44557 : Early Celtic Societies in North Wales (year : 2010) 40568 : Early Medieval Burial and Ecclesiastical Sites 2001-2002 (year : 2002) 40562 : The Removal of the Mailisi Stone (year : 2001)
