Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Vaughan monument in the churchyard to S side of church of St Michael
Llangors, Powys, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Cathedine, Llangors, Powys, designated on 21 August 1998.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Commemorative
- Date of designation
- 21 August 1998
- Locality
- Cathedine
- Community
- Llangors
- Unitary authority
- Powys
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.91847, -3.24657
- Cadw reference
- 20301
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1636 map "Cornubia : Devonia, Somersetus, Dorcestria, Wiltonia, Glocestria ..." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1636 · Cornubia : Devonia, Somersetus, Dorcestria, Wiltonia, Glocestria ... (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1856 · 42. Brecon. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1895 · Sheet 11. Ordnance Survey of England and Wales. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1896 · 214 Talgarth (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 14. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
Very near the SE end of the nave.
History
Those commemorated are Ann wife of Thomas Vaughan d 1818, Thomas Vaughan d 1829, Margaret sister of Thomas Vaughan d 1829, Mary daughter of Thomas Vaughan d 1853, Elizabeth daughter d 1860, Anne daugher d 1874 and Margaret daughter d 1870. The Vaughan family came from Tretower and at one time owned Cathedine Fawr.
Exterior
A tall square pillar of ashlar, slightly splayed to base, with very heavy tiered cornice surmounted by an urn, standing on a moulded stone plinth, within a rectangular enclosure of metal railings with spear finials; inscriptions on all 4 sides, the earliest to S.
Reason for designation
Included for group value with the church and other churchyard monuments as a good early C19 churchyard monument with local connections pre-dating the church.
Nearby in the register
- Church of St MichaelReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Gunter monuments in the churchyard at E end of church of St MichaelCommemorativeunder 1 mi
- Shortreed monument in the churchyard to SW of church of St MichaelCommemorativeunder 1 mi
- Lower Cathedine farmhouse and attached farm range to W.Domesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.