Llangian, Memorial Stone

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NPRN302281
Map ReferenceSH22NE
Grid ReferenceSH2956628939
Unitary (Local) AuthorityGwynedd
Old CountyCaernarfonshire
CommunityLlanengan
Type Of SiteINSCRIBED STONE
PeriodEarly Medieval
Description
Inscription on stone reads downwards MELI MEDICI/FILI MARTINI/IACIT. The inscription may date from the fifth or sixth century.
(Source OS495 card; SH22NE4)
M.Edwards 03 Oct 2001

Associated with church (NPRN 301084).

Commenting as part of the crowd-sourcing project Crwydro in 2014, Alan Fryer referred to the stone as 'Beddfaen Melitus Medicus' or the gravestone of Melitus Medicus.
(Source: Crwydro, 05.11.2014)
Resources
DownloadTypeSourceDescriptionapplication/pdfCEMS - Corpus of Early Medieval Inscribed Stones Publication CollectionLine drawing showing inscription on the stone in Llangian Churchyard.