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Doniert Stone
The Doniert Stone, also known as King Doniert’s Stone, is one of two
ancient carved stones which stand together in an enclosure beside
the road linking the A38 to Minions and Upton Cross, on the
south-eastern side of Bodmin Moor. The two stones are parts of early
mediæval crosses, perhaps of late 9th century date. |
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The earliest Cornish crosses, hard granite moorstones shaped and
finely ornamented with interlace designs, date from the late 9th
century and served both as memorials and as churchyard crosses.
The tradition continued to develop with changing styles and patterns
through the mediæval period and continues down to our own day. It is
suspected that some crosses and inscribed stones may have originated
as standing stones in the prehistoric period. |
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