Cross and latin inscribed stone, Defynnog

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In the porch of St Cynog’s Church, Defynnog, near sennybridge, Powys, Wales.

Sandstone pillar inscribed in Latin and possibly Ogham and dating to the 5th-6th Century AD. The Latin text reads as “RVGMIATIO/FI0LI VENDONI” - translated to “The stone of Rugniato, son of Vendonus”

The stone was later reused when a cross was inscribed into it in the 7th - 9th Century.

In the fourteenth century the stone was used in the wall of the church tower of St Cynog, Defynnog. In recent times the stone as been moved to the church porch, where the base or first letter of the inscription have been set in concrete!

As viewed in the church porch the ogham inscription is down the left side of the stone, most of the inscription has been removed by later masons (if indeed its actually there!).

Photographed 15 October 2023