Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Railed Monument E of St Tyfriog's Church
Llandyfriog, Ceredigion, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Religious, Ritual and Funerary
- Date of designation
- 4 June 1996
- Locality
- Llandyfriog
- Community
- Llandyfriog
- Unitary authority
- Ceredigion
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.04342, -4.43185
- Cadw reference
- 17587
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 1830 "V.3:11-15:XV. Britisches Reich. A. Kon: England. b. Frstenthum Wales: Shire: 37-40" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Cadw's description
Location
The church is reached at end of short drive off A475 (S side), E of Llandyfriog. The monument stands some 10m E of the church. St Tyfriog's School to E.
History
Early/mid C19 railed enclosure, containing c1900 memorial stone of David Morris of Cwrrws and their nine children.
Exterior
Large L-shaped enclosure with high cast iron rails which have spike finials; corner posts with trophy finials. Gateway to S side with elaborately scrolled wrought iron over-arch: the short flanking sections of rails are filled with scrollwork, each terminated by a triplet of trophy finials.
Gothic style headstone of c1900, having crocketted gable with leafy finial, carved leafwork at the bases of the gable and colonettes. Signed at base: "D.T. Llandyssil".
Inscription reads: "Coffadwriarth am David Morris Cwrrs ac Ann ei wrag ag wyth ou plant buont feirw fel y canlyn".
David Morris Mawrth 15 1862 80
Ann Morris Awst 29 1833 48
Ebenezer Mawrth 9 1822 9
Ann Mai 26 1830 9
Evan Chwer 3 1833 18
Margaret Awst 22 1835 24
Thomas Awst 18 1837 18
Ebenezer Chwer 22 1846 27
Samuel Awst 21 1846 18
John Mawrth 2 1867 40
Hefyd am Eleanor Morris eu Mherch bu fawr Gorph 25 1900 yn 87 oed. Am hynny byddwch chwithau barod ganys yn yr awr ni thybioch y claw mab y dyn"
Reason for designation
Group value with St Tyfriog's Church to the W and School to the E.
Nearby in the register
- Church of St TyfriogReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- St Tyfriog's SchoolEducationunder 1 mi
- Telephone Call-Box outside Derlwyn (01239 710363)Communicationsunder 1 mi
- Derlwyn and railed forecourtDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.