St Thomas' Church, St Dogmaels and the Sagranus Stone

 

I have to say the attitude of this ancient stone has not improved since I last visited, and it has a distinctly unpleasant vibe.  We were last there in 2018. 

A 9th - 10th C cross stem.

A lightly engraved Maltese Cross design on this early Christian monument, which dates back to 9th - 10th C.

Nearly all the memorials to local men (mariners) in the church, attested death by drowning . . .  They sailed very dangerous seas.  Cardigan was once an incredibly busy port. 

Pensacola is in Florida.

 

One of the many headstones outside testifying more mariner deaths at sea.  

Someone was a dab hand with this patchwork wallhanging of the Three Wise Men.

A general view of the church interior.

A beautiful painted Reredos above the alter.

A more modern take on Biblical stories in this stained glass window.

Finally, the font.

Outside are the remains of St Dogmael's Abbey, which must have been stunning before the Dissolution of the Monasteries.  Henry VIII had a lot to answer for.

Our kids used to love wobbling along the top of these walls.

Here you go, Sue in Suffolk.  The lovely old Mill.  Rose has had a good pruning though.

This was taken in 2014.

That teeny tiny window on the cottage beside the Mill.

And again, in 2014 . . .

I hope you have had a pleasant weekend.

A really lovely day out and a trip to Calico Kate's

 

This was last night's sunset.  I walked along our track to take photos as it was just too good to miss.  It foretold a sunny day today so I decided I would have my Day Out and make the most of the late September sunshine.

I wasn't sure where to go.  Ludlow I thought, and as I had suggested to Pam she might come along, that would satisfy her wanting to see arounda castle that wasn't a total ruin.  I also considered going further than that to Much Wenlock which is a truly beautiful Medieval town with a 12th C Cluniac Priory.  Or else perhaps in a similar area but a little lower down, I could revisit Wightwick Manor, which Keith and I absolutely adored when we went there 8 years or so ago.  It was my special birthday outing.  Then I started doing sums, and knowing that I had to go and pay the rent at the Unit and hand my notice in, it made sense to have my day out on the back of that and go on to St Dogmael's Abbey and revisit the Early Christian Monuments there.  In the event Pam was working and then going out in her garden.  So I was free to do what I wanted.

I stopped in Carmarthen for a picnic lunch, remembered to buy Curry powder but forgot washing up liquid!  Then on to St Dogmael's, which is by Cardigan.

There will be more photos from the church and Abbey ruins tomorrow.  I came home via Calico Kate's in Lampeter . Hoping to vaguely match the blue print in the Round the World quilt, but no chance.  I brought a pretty blue print anyway which is nearly the same colour and will incorporate this in closer to the original quilt square.

The pink prints I just couldn't resist, and the dark ones will tie in nicely in the bathroom curtains I'm making.

As you can see, many many fabrics (this is just a fraction of the display in a dozen or more rooms). 

Quilting ideas as well.  The one above in Christmas fabrics would make a super Christmas table runner.