Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Hooped Grave Cover in Llangeinor churchyard
Garw Valley, Bridgend, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Religious, Ritual and Funerary
- Date of designation
- 30 July 1997
- Locality
- Llangeinor
- Community
- Garw Valley
- Unitary authority
- Bridgend
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.57989, -3.55297
- Cadw reference
- 18636
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 1636 "Cornubia : Devonia, Somersetus, Dorcestria, Wiltonia, Glocestria ..." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Cadw's description
Location
In Llangeinor churchyard, SE section, near front boundary wall.
History
Unusual survival of a metal grave cover, possibly installed to prevent theft of bodies for medical purposes during C18 -19. It is a series of metal hoops fixed to a framework forming a semicircular grille and is modest in size compared to some stronger larger illustrated versions. Some anti body-snatching devices were used only temporarily and moved to new graves as needed. An alternative possible use is as a temporary grave cover, a development of the more customary wicker version. The modest headstone at top is now illegible; small footstone at opposite end. Churchyard has a number of unusual coffin shaped kerb graves with very small head and footstones.
Reason for designation
Listed as an unusual survival of a former burial practice and for group value with Church of St Cein.
Nearby in the register
- Church of St CeinReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- TyntonDomesticunder 1 mi
- Paran Capel y BedyddwrReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Edwards monument in the graveyard of Paran ChapelReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.