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Morgan memorial in churchyard of St Tysoi

A Grade II Listed Building in Llangwm, Monmouthshire

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Coordinates

Latitude: 51.7174 / 51°43'2"N

Longitude: -2.8085 / 2°48'30"W

OS Eastings: 344243

OS Northings: 202382

OS Grid: SO442023

Mapcode National: GBR JF.347P

Mapcode Global: VH79X.83M8

Plus Code: 9C3VP58R+XJ

Entry Name: Morgan memorial in churchyard of St Tysoi

Listing Date: 12 October 2000

Last Amended: 12 October 2000

Grade: II

Source: Cadw

Source ID: 24125

Building Class: Religious, Ritual and Funerary

ID on this website: 300024125

Location: Situated in churchyard just S of rood stair on s side of the church.

County: Monmouthshire

Town: Usk

Community: Llangwm (Llan-gwm)

Community: Llantrisant Fawr

Locality: Llansoy

Traditional County: Monmouthshire

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History

Headstone in commemoration of Ann Morgan and her parents John and Ann Morgan, c1835.

Exterior

Stone headstone, carved top panel in relief of a recumbent figure tightly clasping a draped urn with oak tree background, the perspective and treatment of the subject rustic. Two low relief arched panels below with snake-entwined staff between. Left plaque to Ann Morgan died 1835 aged 20, and right plaque to her parents Ann d 1840 and John d 1852. Inscribed encomia to each in tiny letters.

Reasons for Listing

Included as an exceptional piece of vernacular stone carving illustrating the quality and ambition of rustic stone carvers in the early C19.

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