Latitude: 51.5867 / 51°35'11"N
Longitude: -3.6507 / 3°39'2"W
OS Eastings: 285734
OS Northings: 188824
OS Grid: SS857888
Mapcode National: GBR H9.C8FJ
Mapcode Global: VH5H3.NDW0
Plus Code: 9C3RH8PX+MP
Entry Name: Two chest tombs on S side of the Church of St Cynwyd
Listing Date: 8 September 1998
Last Amended: 8 September 1998
Grade: II
Source: Cadw
Source ID: 20430
Building Class: Religious, Ritual and Funerary
ID on this website: 300020430
Location: The two tombs are set E of the porch and approximately 3m from the nave wall.
County: Bridgend
Town: Llangynwyd Middle
Community: Llangynwyd Middle (Llangynwyd - Canol)
Community: Llangynwyd Middle
Locality: Llangynwyd
Traditional County: Glamorgan
Tagged with: Tomb
One chest tomb and one railed enclosure with a chest tomb and ledger slab, erected in the early C19.
Stone built chest tombs set approximately end to end, from the W, (a) A fine sandstone chest with raised corner blocks, the inset side panels inscribed, and the end stones having oval panels. Chamfered top ledger slab. To Rachel Powell of Gilfach, d.1839, aged 1 year; others added. (b) Limestone chest with panelled end pilasters, raised side panels with inward radiused corners and flowers, moulded ledger and base, to Elizabeth Jenkin of Gelly, d.1809 and husband d. 1832. The chest is enclosed within cast iron railings with fleur-headed terminals set on a stone plinth, and with another simpler narrow grave slab carrying the date 1701.
Included as handsome early C19 churchyard monuments, of group value with the church of St Cynwyd.
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