St Clydau's Church inscription stones
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The three early Christian inscription stones of St Clydau's Church in Clydey near Newcastle Emlyn in Pembrokeshire in Wales date from the 5th to 7th centuries. According to their inscriptions, they are called Dobitucus, Eturnus and Solinus stones.
The Solinus stone in the center bore an Ogham inscription, but this was not preserved. The Latin inscription: "SOLINI FILIUS VENDONI" (Solinius son of Vendonus) commemorates Solinus, who went on an unsuccessful mission trip in 431 AD. He returned to Wales and died in AD 432.
The Eternus stone on the right was once used as a pillar for a sundial . The inscription: "ETERNI FILI VICTOR" (Eternus, the son of Victor), commemorates someone who probably died in the early 7th century. The stone is made of spotted dolerite from the Carn Menyn (also Carn Meini) outcrop in the Preseli Hills, which was also used for the Bluestone Circle in Stonehenge .
The Dobitucus stone on the left was once built as a threshold in a nearby granary. It is a roughly cruciform column that carries a cross. The inscription on the stone, which can be dated to the 5th or early 6th century, reads: "DOBITUCI FILIUS EVOLENG" (Dobitucus, son of Evolengus).
Welsh ogham stones, like most in Cornwall and Devon , have a Latin inscription on the obverse and one in Ogham on the edge of the stone. The Eturnus stone and the Dobitucus stone have, just like the Maglocunus stone and the Vitalianus stone (both also in St. Clydau's Church), additional Ogham inscriptions.
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Coordinates: 51 ° 59 ′ 25.2 " N , 4 ° 32 ′ 55.2" W.