“There is another wonder in the region which is called Cereticiaun/Ceredigion / Cereciaunum/Ceretiaun/Ceretun/Ceretun/Ceretim/Ceretum. There is there a mountain, which is given the name Cruc Maur/Marc ["the great/big hill(ock)/heap/tumulus"], and there is a grave on the summit of it, and every man whosoever that will come to the grave and stretch himself out next to it, however short they will be, the grave and the man have been found within one length, and, if it will be that the man is short and small, similarly also it is found the length of the grave is like the height of the man, and, if he will be long and tall, even if he might be of length 4 cubits[1] near the height of every man so the tumulus is discovered. And every wanderer who’s up to weariness, the man will bow 3 bows near that, he will not be beyond himself upto his day of death, and he will not be weighted down again by any weariness, even if he will go alone to the boundaries of the cosmos.” (- "Nennius".)
A tumulus is to be seen on the summit of the aforesaid hill, and the inhabitants affirm that it will adapt itself to persons of all stature and that if any armour is left there entire in the evening, it will be found, according to vulgar tradition, broken to pieces in the morning. (- Gerald of Wales, 1188.)
Cruc Mawr only best matches the large cruciform platform at Richborough/Rutupi [city of the legion] combined/associated/corresponded with the Christian cross, and not any of the other location candidates.
For the orthodox candidate they say things like "actual location is still a little moot".
(i) cruc (&) mawr match: Although cruc mawr is said to mean "the great/big hill(ock)/heap/tumulus/mound/mountain", Cruc Mawr can also/alternatively mean “big/great cross/crucis/crux/crucifix”, which certainly matches the “large/massive cruciform platform” or quadrifrons at Rutupi/Richborough. (See the list of other candidates below to see that cruc can mean cross.) The hill/heap/tumulus meaning also matches the large cruciform platform too. (The crucifiction was also on or at the top of a hill (Golgotha/Calvary/'Skull Hill') too.)
(ii) Cereticiaun match: [It is not enough to say "Cereticiaun" is "Cardigan/Ceredigion" so the wonder is there "end of story". Firstly, they can not assert that Cereticiaun can only match Cardigan and no other site/source/analogy/meaning. And, we give below some posisble evidences for that the place/name can match south-east site. 2ndly they can not disconsider all the rest of the details of the wonder Cruc Mawr and all the other evidences & matches (and of the other wonders and other battle sites).] Cereticiaun might connect with either/both Caractacus/Caradoc (who was adversary of Claudius), and/or Cerdic (who was some suggest was between Yarmouth & Portchester)? St David was son of prince of Cereticu. David has connections with the south-east (eg David connected with Ty Gwyn, with "Merlin's Town Caerleon", etc).
(iii) grave/sepulcrum/barrow/tumulus/tomb ((&) on summit) match: The grave at the summit may match the Cross or crucifiction site (Calvary/Golgotha) were Jesus died (and where Christians come to die and be buried with him). (The cross shape of the Rutupi/Richborough platform is seen from above.) [Perhaps also note that the 'garden tomb' is below 'skull hill' which is thought to be the true crucifiction site?] It could also possibly match that the cruciform platform could possibly be cenotaph/grave/tomb of either Labienus/Laberius, St Julius/Aaron/Alban, Vortimer, Gawain, or Brychan, though it may just be an arch to the conquest of Britain of Claudius? (The platform is thought to date to the 1st century ad, and to have possibly been an Arch base.)
(iv) fits everyman match: Cruc Mawr fitting everyman matches the Christian Cross, eg “Jesus the perfect gift that fits every heart”. How does the orthodox candidate match this?
(v) "everyman whosoever will come to", wanderer, weariness, weighted, etc matches: All these parts of the account match the Christian cross. How does the orthodox candidate match this?
(vi) order match: This Wonder pretty positively matches Rutupi/Richborough [city of the Legion]. The preceeding Wonder 'Amr's tomb' pretty certainly matches Countless Stones of the Medway megaliths [Celidon/Caledon] not all that far away. (Cabal's cairn also seemingly may match one of the Medway megaliths.) The next Wonder (in the primary version) 'sealess shore' apparently matches either the cliffs of Dover [Guinnion] or cliffs near Reculver [Bassas]. (The next Wonder (in the alternative version) 'Brebic's stone (in a) cataract' may possibly match either (Bredenstone) Dover [Guinnion] or (Bishopstone) Reculver [Bassas], both near/neighbouring Rutupi [city of the Legion] on either side.)
(vii) written by "Nennius", "Nennius" lays beside match: Is it coincidence that both the 9 battle sites of "Arthur" of "Nennius" and the Wonders of Britain of "Nennius" both match the 9 Saxon Shore sites from Yarmouth to Portsmouth/Southampton? "Nennius" was a "christian" so it is not surprising that cruc mawr connects with the cross. Some say that Nennius can't have been in Anglo-Saxon territory, but we have not seen any positive reasons for this from the original sources. How does the orthodox candidate match "Nennius" laying beside?
(viii) other matches: Our identification is confirmed in that we found that the Wonders which we had found to certainly match Richborough [city of the legion] "coincidentally" happen to be omitted in the Irish version.
(ix) minor extra possible supporting matches: According to some sources Cruc Mawr or Cruc Marc seems to be connected with "Brychan’s sepulchre" which is in/near Mannia/Mynav. Compare "Mynyw/Menevia / stDavid's / vallis Rosina/rosina vallis" in the '12 Monasteries' list (which matches our 12 battles/9 battle sites). Menfre/St Minver (of the 15 children of Brychan which seem to match our 9 sites)? There is Minnis bay near Reculver (& Richborough). [There is possible evidence that “Nennius” may have corresponded Mon(a)/"Anglesey" with Thanet? Some versions of Watling Street connect both islands.] [The ‘Vallis Brachan’ / “Valley of Brychan” might connect with the Vallis-doloris/"Wedale" of the VR which may match our Reculver/Bassas/Afarnach/Avalon (& the Wantsum-Stour?) Compare the vallis Rosina/rosina vallis above?] For pont-Stephen maybe conmpare the Church of Stephen at Camelot which seems to match our Richborough (or Dover) (see our post on Camelot candidates at http://historum.com/medieval-byzantine-history/34777-arthur-one-camelot-many-camelots-17.html (excluding a couple more we found since). (And maybe see the spring of the 'returning plank' post #34.) For Lampeter maybe see out post on the 'walking stone' above (post # 50). "Gawain died at Rutupi or Dover".
Also there seems a strange coincidence that both that Wales "cruc mawr" site and our Kent 'cruc mawr' site (and also Padarn) are associated with calends of Iulius/July:
St Julius city of the legion & S Alban & S Aaron; "Merthir Ivn [Julii] & Aaron"; calends of Iulius 540 & calends Martii 538 ASC/Ethelwerd; calends July & calends May & calends Nov Padarn*; calends July & calends May 1093 kerediegean battle Wales; Julius Caesar &/or Claudius landed near Richborough/Deal/Dover. ["Julliberies grave"??] (*Again's Cross middle of Padarn matches either/both the Cruc Mawr at Richborough (&/or the Cross of Guinnion [Dover] &/or Reculver Cross [Bassas/"Wedale"].)
The main alternative considered location candidates of others &/or ours for Cruc Mawr include: the "large cruciform platform" or quadrifons at Rutupi/Richborough [city of the legion]? the Christian cross/crucifix? Samson's Cricc (Crozier)? cross of Guinnion? Penn Cruc/pennocrucio/Pennocrucium (Antonine itinerary)? Mt Cruachan-Aichle (mt Eli, 40 d & n, Patrick)? croagh-patrick (Patrick slept on)? cruc ochideint/cruc Occident/western mound? Again's cross (Padarn)? vall(e) Crucis (Denbigh)? Cerrigydrudion (Clacaenog / Corwen / Denbigh, N Wales)? abbey Crucis? croes Oswald? crocea Mors? cruc glas? cruc Metil (10 children of Glywys)? Brychan’s/Brachan’s sepulchre (Kamlesh G.)? caractacus stone? Cregcanford? "expanding stone adapts itself to size of person who gets into it / count the steps always vary" (Govan)? larger-stone Suffolk? crucinan? Craigmore (Antrim/Londonderry/Maghera)? Crugmeer farm (north Cornwall)? Crug Mawr mountain in Powys? mound at Govan cross? Banc-y-Warren hill/summit near [porth] Crugmore/Crug(mawr) farm (between Cardigan/Aberteifi and Lampeter/Pont-Stephen, Llangoedmore parish, Ceredigion, Wales)? along with an entrenchment at Crug Llwyn-Llwyd? the (other) Crug (Brecon)? ioumarc? Crickhowell/CrucHowel? santacruz? Crug Llewyrn? Stone Cross (Sandwich)? the Cross (Kent)? Nympsfield (cruciform plan, Oxfordshire/Dean area)? The other candidates in Wales/etc are only reminiscent namesakes/mirror-sites/analogies.
sources cruc mawr is in include: "Nennius"; in connection with Brychan sepulchre?; Giraldus/Gerald of Wales 1187; [Again's cross (Padarn)?]; [Cerrigydrudion?]; [crocea mors?]; [Govan?], Lewis.