Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Railed Family Vault attached to Parish Church
Cynwyl Gaeo, Carmarthenshire, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Religious, Ritual and Funerary
- Date of designation
- 2 August 1995
- Locality
- Caeo
- Community
- Cynwyl Gaeo
- Unitary authority
- Carmarthenshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.04177, -3.93328
- Cadw reference
- 16230
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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Shown on 5 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1860 "41. Caermathen." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Cadw's description
Location
Parish churchyard situated in village centre: vault against E end of N wall.
History
Former vault belonging to the Johnes family of Dolaucothi, erected in 1815. The family resided at Dolaucothi since the late C16: the mansion was mostly demolished c1950.
Exterior
Rectangular enclosure, roughly 7m x 5m, bounded by fine early C19 wrought-iron railings standing 2m high. The railings are of square cross-section, pointed finials; scroll- work under the top-rail. The posts are thicker with loop-finials rising to scrolled spear-heads. Entries to centres of N and E sides, the gates of similar design to railings but with scrolled upper panel to N gate. Elaborately scrolled wrought-iron over- arches to both gates rising to highly detailed finials. Cemented base: access to vault sealed over. Datestone of 1815 set in adjacent church wall.
Elaborate early C19 wrought-iron railed vault of fine local craftsmanship in attractive churchyard setting.
Nearby in the register
- Parish Church of St CynwylReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Lychgate to Parish church of St CynwylReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Bridge over River Annell including attached retaining wallsTransportunder 1 mi
- DyffrynDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.