Llanddewi Aber-arth 2 is a mid to late tenth century hogback grave-cover." Llanddewi Aber-arth 1 is thought to have originally been part of the shaft of an elaborate free-standing cross. The stone was also carved with two lengthy Latin inscriptions, of which only the end of each line survives. Llanddewi Aber-arth 1 (thought to date from the late ninth to early tenth century) consists of two fragments, with a diagonally set pattern of square frets and an interlace pattern similar to that on Silian 2 (NPRN 275650) at St Sulien's Church, Silian (NPRN 402554). Six Early Christian Monument fragments are said to have been recovered from the fabric of church during nineteenth century restoration, but three have been lost.
On the east side of the ridge is a discrete, smaller rectangular earthwork enclosure within the larger one, following the line of the ridge but with a rounded southern end, into which the churchyard encroaches. Royal Commission aerial reconaissance during the drought summer of 2013 appears to verify this, highlighting the parched banks and ditches of a large triangular or pear-shaped hilltop enclosure, generally following the lines of present field boundaries and walls but of more massive construction, suggesting a prehistoric origin. "St David's Church sits below and to the east of the triangular summit of a prominent coastal hill which has been suggested as a possible Iron Age hillfort (NPRN 419561). It has been brutally treated and is displayed standing on its end in the church tower. This is the only known hogback from Wales. Hogback in St David's Church, Llanddewi Aberarth The Lost Vikings was an incredible puzzle platform that featured a scruffy trio of vikings who become displaced in time by an alien emperor named Tomator.
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