Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Gunter monuments in the churchyard at E end of church of St Michael
Llangors, Powys, Wales
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
- 51.91850, -3.24645
- Cadw reference
- 20302
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
Near the SE corner of the church.
History
Two monuments to Gunter family commemorate William Gunter d 1848, also Catherine his wife d 1889 and son James d 1829, Thomas Gunter son of William and Catherine d 1866, all of Cathedine Fawr.
Exterior
A pair of monuments within an enclosure of hexagonal iron railings; monument to N to Thomas Gunter is a plain obelisk with inscription at base; monument to S is a plain chest tomb on metal feet with primary inscription on S side.
Reason for designation
Included for group value with the church and other churchyard monuments.
Nearby in the register
- Church of St MichaelReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Vaughan monument in the churchyard to S side 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.