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Latitude: 53.294 / 53°17'38"N
Longitude: -3.2817 / 3°16'54"W
OS Eastings: 314665
OS Northings: 378215
OS Grid: SJ146782
Mapcode National: GBR 5ZJB.9X
Mapcode Global: WH76J.KGHL
Entry Name: Downing Hall Inscribed Stone (now in Whitford Church)
Scheduled Date:
Source: Cadw
Source ID: 2828
Cadw Legacy ID: FL013
Schedule Class: Religious, Ritual and Funerary
Category: Inscribed stone
Period: Early Medieval
County: Flintshire (Sir y Fflint)
Community: Whitford (Chwitffordd)
Traditional County: Flintshire
The monument consists of an inscribed stone, a commemorative monument in the form of a stone which has been inscribed with symbols, probably dating to the medieval period. The Downing Hall inscribed stone is a triangular block of stone inscribed hic iacit mulier bona nobili". The original location of the stone is uncertain. It was moved to Dowing Hall by Pennant before 1798.
The monument is of national importance for its potential to enhance our knowledge of the organisation and practice of medieval Christianity. It retains significant archaeological potential
Source: Cadw
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