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King Doniert's Stone
50.4928° N, -4.4881° E
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King Doniert's Stone (Cornish: Menkov Donyerth Ruw) consists of two pieces of a decorated 9th-century cross, near St Cleer on Bodmin Moor, Cornwall. The inscription is believed to commemorate Dungarth, King of Cornwall, who died around 875.
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Cross fragments date
9th–11th century
Christianity arrives in Cornwall
5th century
Dumgarth (Doniert) recorded death
c. 875
Excavation and vault discovery
1849
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