The slab you are referring to in the Sacristy is weathered out. Our records on site says it is "cut to represent two coffin lids with foliated crosses. The northern half has traces of a crosier and an inscription of leaded letters: [HIC}JACET HENRICUS DE LANCAUT QU[ON] DAM ABBAS DE VOTO Lancaut is the name of a peninsula on the Gloucestershire side of the Wye below Tintern. The abbey de Voto was a daughter of Tintern, founded in Ireland by William the Marshal, Earl of Pembroke, in 1200.
The southern has similar lettering: HIC JACET JOHANNES DE LYUNS Who John de Lyuns (or perhaps 'Lyons') was, is not known. The stones are undated; but probably belong to the 13th century."
Oh, yes! Thank you so much for all these! :) And yes, surely a tombstone, or fragments of more than one - I can see "hic iace..." in the second photo, which looks a lot like the beginning of "hic jacet [whoever]", i.e. "here lies [whoever]". Are all the pieces parts of the same original stone? I'm puzzled by the upside-down triangle in the first photo; is it an ordinary letter in a form I don't recognise?
The slab you are referring to in the Sacristy is weathered out. Our records on site says it is "cut to represent two coffin lids with foliated crosses. The northern half has traces of a crosier and an inscription of leaded letters: [HIC}JACET HENRICUS DE LANCAUT QU[ON] DAM ABBAS DE VOTO Lancaut is the name of a peninsula on the Gloucestershire side of the Wye below Tintern. The abbey de Voto was a daughter of Tintern, founded in Ireland by William the Marshal, Earl of Pembroke, in 1200.
The southern has similar lettering: HIC JACET JOHANNES DE LYUNS Who John de Lyuns (or perhaps 'Lyons') was, is not known. The stones are undated; but probably belong to the 13th century."
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Date: 2014-10-28 07:36 pm (UTC)no subject
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Date: 2014-10-29 05:57 pm (UTC)The slab you are referring to in the Sacristy is weathered out. Our records on site says it is
"cut to represent two coffin lids with foliated crosses. The northern half has traces of a crosier and an inscription of leaded letters:
[HIC}JACET HENRICUS DE LANCAUT QU[ON]
DAM ABBAS DE VOTO
Lancaut is the name of a peninsula on the Gloucestershire side of the Wye below Tintern. The abbey de Voto was a daughter of Tintern, founded in Ireland by William the Marshal, Earl of Pembroke, in 1200.
The southern has similar lettering:
HIC JACET JOHANNES DE LYUNS
Who John de Lyuns (or perhaps 'Lyons') was, is not known. The stones are undated; but probably belong to the 13th century."
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Date: 2014-10-30 12:58 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2014-10-30 01:04 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2014-10-28 11:00 pm (UTC)Are all the pieces parts of the same original stone? I'm puzzled by the upside-down triangle in the first photo; is it an ordinary letter in a form I don't recognise?
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Date: 2014-10-29 06:09 am (UTC)I had assumed they were all part of the original stone, without looking very carefully. I shall have to go back ...
I have also emailed CADW (the body that cares for the site), asking about the stone; I shall let you know what they say.
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Date: 2014-10-29 05:57 pm (UTC)The slab you are referring to in the Sacristy is weathered out. Our records on site says it is
"cut to represent two coffin lids with foliated crosses. The northern half has traces of a crosier and an inscription of leaded letters:
[HIC}JACET HENRICUS DE LANCAUT QU[ON]
DAM ABBAS DE VOTO
Lancaut is the name of a peninsula on the Gloucestershire side of the Wye below Tintern. The abbey de Voto was a daughter of Tintern, founded in Ireland by William the Marshal, Earl of Pembroke, in 1200.
The southern has similar lettering:
HIC JACET JOHANNES DE LYUNS
Who John de Lyuns (or perhaps 'Lyons') was, is not known. The stones are undated; but probably belong to the 13th century."
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Date: 2014-10-30 02:41 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2014-10-30 10:04 am (UTC)