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Latitude: 51.7025 / 51°42'9"N
Longitude: -2.9009 / 2°54'3"W
OS Eastings: 337835
OS Northings: 200804
OS Grid: SO378008
Mapcode National: GBR J9.3YVS
Mapcode Global: VH79V.NGRP
Plus Code: 9C3VP33X+2J
Entry Name: Churchyard Wall & Gateways at Priory Church of St Mary
Listing Date: 1 April 1974
Last Amended: 30 April 2004
Grade: II
Source: Cadw
Source ID: 2124
Building Class: Religious, Ritual and Funerary
ID on this website: 300002124
Location: The churchyard wall surrounds the W, N, E and part of churchyard. Gates are at E and W.
County: Monmouthshire
Town: Usk
Community: Usk (Brynbuga)
Community: Usk
Built-Up Area: Usk
Traditional County: Monmouthshire
Tagged with: Churchyard wall Church gate
Churchyard wall probably partly medieval and related to the monastic precinct. Gates and gatepiers C19.
Rubble stone wall around churchyard of varying heights, taller at N with some brick coping; low and topped by railings at E; at W a gap has been created to house a granite War Memorial. At SE the wall extends from NE corner of the Priory to the E gate. Two fine sets of gatepiers at W and E ends of churchyard: tall rusticated square piers of tooled stone with cornice and plinth. Tall cast iron double gates with spear finials, separate pedestrian gates and flanking lengths of railing.
(A small section of churchyard wall at SW joining Gatehouse and Priory is listed separately.)
The enclosed churchyard has a number of good early C19 chest tombs, some iron railings round monuments, some well engraved headstones, a weathered medieval effigy and a medieval cross base. Outside the W door is a modern stone commemorating Saint David Lewis, born 1616 at Abergavenny, martyred at Usk 1679, to whom the Usk Roman Catholic church is dedicated.
Listed as an integral part of the Priory complex. Group value with this and other listed buildings in Priory Street and Four Ash Street.
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