Vitatianus Stone - St Brynach Church - Nevern, Pembrokeshire, Wales.
N 52° 01.525 W 004° 47.712
30U E 376833 N 5765386
A Romano-Celtic gravestone in memory of Vitatiani Emeriti stands just to the South of the entrance porch to the Medieval Church of Saint Brynach, in the picturesque village of Nevern, Pembrokeshire, South Wales.
Waymark Code: WMT0KB
Location: South Wales, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 09/04/2016
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Nevern Church, dedicated to Saint Brynach. Built on the site of a 5th Century Church. The Nave, Chancel, & Tower are all that remains of the 15th-16th Century Church, after being rebuilt & extended, in the 1800s. The Church is located in the tiny Welsh village of Nevern, Pembrokeshire, South Wales.
The Vitalianus Stone is an ancient Celtic stone standing about 6 feet tall. The Stone features a Celtic Ogham inscription down the left angle of the front face reading "VITALIAN".
It also displays a Latin inscription of the 5th or early 6th century, reading: "VITALIANA / EMERETO" Vitalianus and Emeritus were common names of this period.
Information below from several historic Websites:
"Outside the church at the east-side of the porch stands the 5 foot (1.5 metre) high Vitalianus Stone, a Romano-British gravestone from the 5th century AD that has a faint Latin inscription in memory of VITALIANI EMERETO – ‘The stone of Vitalianus discharged with honour.’ Again there are Ogham-script notches on the edge, making this a bi-lingual inscription. According to the author Chris Barber in his book ‘More Mysterious Wales’ Vitalianus is Vortimer, the son of King Vortigern and, says Barber: “and it is feasible that it is his memorial stone that can be seen here at the church of St Brynach”. Text Source: (
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