Memorials & monuments · Mid Wales
Cantlin Stone
Cantlin Stone in Wales Mid, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 15 min–45 min
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Cantlin Stone is a place of interest in Wales Mid, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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From the Wikipedia article
The Cantlin Stone is a rough stone approximately two feet across with an inscription recording the death of one Willam Cantlin there, and the fact that he was buried at Bettws. It is accompanied by a cross and is located only twenty or so yards away from the Wales–England border.
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Background
History
The stone was placed on the hill as a commemoration to a pedlar named William Cantlin (Originally Cantrell), who mysteriously died on the hill in January 1691. It is said that he was robbed and murdered, but there are also versions of the story in which he dies of hypothermia or a heart attack. There was a dispute between Bettws-y-Crwyn parish and Kerry parish as to who should bury the body. Bettws buried him in the end, but claimed the ground where he lay. The incident came to public attention in 1875, when the Clun Forest Enclosure Act was passed, the parish maintained its claim of the ground with proof of the burial and was subsequently awarded "several hundred acres more" to its…
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- Coordinates
- 52.4746, -3.1755
- District
- Shropshire
- Parish
- Bettws-y-Crwyn
- Postcode
- SY7 8QT
- Parliamentary constituency
- South Shropshire
Sources
- wikidata: Q5033840 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Cantlin Stone (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Cantlin Stone?
- Cantlin Stone is in Mid Wales, United Kingdom (postcode SY7 8QT), in the parish of Bettws-y-Crwyn.
- Is Cantlin Stone free to visit?
- Yes, Cantlin Stone is free to enter.
- How do I get to Cantlin Stone?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode SY7 8QT. It sits within the South Shropshire parliamentary constituency.