The Glamorgan-Gwent Archaeological Trust
Historic Environment Record
 

The following information has been provided under the terms and conditions of access as detailed on GGAT’s website www.ggat.org.uk.  Copyright is reserved on all data supplied by the GGAT HER Charitable Trust. All output resulting from the use of the data must acknowledge the source as follows:-
Derived from information held by the GGAT HER Charitable Trust copyright.

The data below is intended to be used for information and research only and is not for use as part of a commercial project.  If you wish to use information derived from material held by the GGAT HER Charitable Trust for publication in printed or multimedia form or to compile resources for commercial use, prior permission must be obtained in writing. For further information or to arrange a visit to the Trust please send an enquiry form http://www.ggat.org.uk/her/english/enquiry_form.html to her@ggat.org.uk.

Early Christian Monument, St Tudwg's Church, Tythegston

Primary Reference Number (PRN) : 00263m
Trust : Glamorgan Gwent
Community : Merthyr Mawr
Unitary authority : Bridgend
NGR : SS8575878816
Site Type (preferred type first) : Early Medieval Cross
Status : Scheduled Monument

Summary :
Standing in churchyard of St Tudwg's church where it was first recorded. Weathered slab of local sandstone with a ring-panelled cross of 11century date, in a modern socketed base.

Description :
Standing in churchyard of St Tudwg's church at Tythegston where it was first recorded. Weathered slab of local sandstone in a modern socketed base. Head is rounded at top & has rounded projections at the sides, shaft flares slightly towards the base. Head containes a ringe panelled cross. 11th century date. (RCAHMW 1976, 52 no.916)
Evans 2003: GGAT 73 Early-Medieval Ecclesiastical Sites Project database

Sources :
RCAHMW , 1976 , An inventory of the Ancient monuments in Glamorgan, I, iii: The Early Christian period
Redknap, M and Lewis, J M , 2007 , A corpus of Early medieval inscribed stones and stone sculpture in Wales. vol 1: South-east Wales and the English border
Richard A.J , 1931/32 , The Early Christian Monuments of the British Isles
Romilly A.J. , 1899 , Early Christian Art in Wales , Archaeologia Cambrensis : 54 : 1-69
01/PM List/RCHM//1976/Glam Invent/No.916;
02/MM Record Card/OS//1956/SS 87 NE 38/;
08/MM Desc Text/Cadw/Whittle E/13.01.86 AM7/SS 87 NE 38/
04/PM Desc Text///1939/Archaeol Cambrensis/p.20;
05/PM List//Nash Williams V.E/1950/ECMW/p.166 Pl58;
03/PH Desc Text//Westwood J.O/1876/Lapidairum Walliae/p.44-5;
06/MM Record Card/OS//1976/SS 87 NE 38/;
07/MM Record Card/OS//1982/SS 87 NE 38/;
Evans EM, 2003-04, GGAT 73 Early Medieval Ecclesiastical Sites Project

Events :

Related records
Inscribed Stones and Stone Scuplture Ref No. G120

Compiled date : 12-03-2004


April 14, 2025, 2:10 pm - HTML file produced from GGAT HER Charitable Trust Ltd. Heathfield House, Heathfield, Swansea SA1 Tel. 01792 655208; Fax 01792 474469 website: www.ggat.org.uk  email: her@ggat.org.uk Registered Charity no. 505609
Data supplied by in partnership with Local Authorities, Cadw and the partners of ENDEX © GGAT HER Charitable Trust, 2025 (and in part © Crown, 2025).