An early medieval memorial stone, probably fifth or sixth century AD.
This is a rough pillar stone, 2.0m high and roughly square sectioned, 0.8m-0.9m across. On the stone's north face is the following vertically inscribed two line inscription:
CVNOGVS_
HIC IACIT
or 'the Stone of Cunogus(s)us
He lies here'.
Sources: RCAHM Anglesey Inventory (1937), 65
Nash Williams 'Early Christian Monuments in Wales' (1950), 55 No. 9
Celtic Inscribed Stones Project on-line database LFAEL/2
John Wiles 10.08.07
Resources
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application/pdfCEMS - Corpus of Early Medieval Inscribed Stones Publication CollectionLine drawing showing inscription on the Conugus stone at Bodfeddan Farm, Llanfaelog.
