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Lloyd Chest Tomb at the Church of St Tydecho

A Grade II Listed Building in Mawddwy, Gwynedd

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Coordinates

Latitude: 52.7579 / 52°45'28"N

Longitude: -3.6266 / 3°37'35"W

OS Eastings: 290324

OS Northings: 319047

OS Grid: SH903190

Mapcode National: GBR 6C.Z7K4

Mapcode Global: WH67R.8Y94

Plus Code: 9C4RQ95F+49

Entry Name: Lloyd Chest Tomb at the Church of St Tydecho

Listing Date: 4 November 1999

Last Amended: 4 November 1999

Grade: II

Source: Cadw

Source ID: 22622

Building Class: Religious, Ritual and Funerary

ID on this website: 300022622

Location: The chest tomb stands in the angle between the porch and the S wall of the nave.

County: Gwynedd

Town: Machynlleth

Community: Mawddwy

Community: Mawddwy

Locality: Llanymawddwy

Traditional County: Merionethshire

Tagged with: Tomb

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History

Erected c1790. It is known as Carreg Offrwm as it was used to receive offerings made at funerals.

Exterior

Built of stone blocks laid on bed, with a cavetto moulded ledger carrying the inscription on the upper face HERE LYETH T(HE)/ BODY OF DOR / OTHEY LLOYD BVRIED H?d 20 FEBRV / ARY AT AETATIS 17"? DVED / ....

Reasons for Listing

Included as an early graveyard chest tomb, which is historic interest as having been used for the ancient custom of the payment of funeral offerings, the 'carreg offrwm'.

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