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Friday 12 April 2013

Llantwit Major: Celtic crosses' new St Illtud's church home



Stones


Conservation work has been carried out on the stones before they are moved to their new home


Celtic crosses which are more than 1,000 years old are being moved into a new visitor centre in the Vale of Glamorgan.
The ancient stones will be housed in the refurbished 13th Century Galilee chapel at St Illtud's church in Llantwit Major.
It is part of a £750,000 project to tell the story of the church's role in developing Christianity across Wales.
The new visitor centre will open in June.
"We have some very ancient Celtic stone courses here which date from the 8th to 10th Century that need to be displayed properly, as we have many visitors to the church," said the Reverend Huw Butler, the rector at St Illtud.

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