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Bodvoc stone, Margam Mountain, late 6th-early 7th century
The Bodvoc stone originally stood on one of a line of Bronze Age cairns on Margam Mountain. The inscription reads: "BODVOCI HIC IACIT FILIVS CATOTIGIRNI PRONEPUS ETERNALI VEDOMAVI" ([The stone] of Bodvoc. Here he lies, son of Cattegern [or Cattegirn], and great-grandson of Eternalis Vedomavus). Eternalis was presumably a local ruler.
Text produced by Cadw: Welsh Historic Monuments. This stone can now be seen in the Margam Stones Museum.

