Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Mounting-Block at St Michael's Church
Ciliau Aeron, Ceredigion, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 23 May 1996
- Locality
- Ciliau Aeron
- Community
- Ciliau Aeron
- Unitary authority
- Ceredigion
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.20112, -4.19323
- Cadw reference
- 17519
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 1608 "(13) Cambriae Typus." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Cadw's description
Location
Gateway to NW corner of graveyard, with mounting-block immediately to W.
History
Probably early C19.
Exterior
Gate piers of squared rubble, stone tabling and peaked cemented rubble coping. Paired cast iron gates with arrow finials, dog-rail with similar finials: bracing above.
Large rectangular rubble built mounting-block. Hollow interior covered by a mixture of thick long stone slabs and thinner slate slabs. Two steps to N end.
Reason for designation
Gates and mounting-block contribute to attractive approach to rare mid C18 parish church. Group value.
Nearby in the register
- Entrance Gates at St Michael's ChurchDomesticunder 1 mi
- Railed Beynon Family Tomb Plus David Davies Tomb in St Michael's ChurchyardReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Parish Church of St MichaelReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Defended Enclosure 130m ENE of Capel Ciliau AeronEnclosureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.