Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Group of two table tombs in the churchyard to S of church of St Michael and All Angels
Llangors, Powys, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Commemorative
- Date of designation
- 21 August 1998
- Locality
- Llanfihangel Tal-y-llyn
- Community
- Llangors
- Unitary authority
- Powys
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.94697, -3.29010
- Cadw reference
- 20337
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
Near the S wall of the church.
History
Watkins tomb near S wall of nave commemorates Elizabeth Watkins, wife of William Watkins of Brecon d 1811, also her sister d 1813, her three sons who died in infancy in 1807,1809 and 1811, and William Watkins d ?1819. Monument by Phillips of Talgarth. Adjacent to S the smaller Williams tomb commemorates Mary daughter of William Williams gent d 1782, Margaret wife of William d ? and Margaret daughter of William d 1806.
Exterior
Watkins tomb near S wall of nave is a plain stone table tomb with a moulded and incised slab on top, main inscription on S panel, secondary inscription on N, standing on a plain stone plinth. The smaller Williams tomb to S set directly into the soil has main inscription in large lettering under a garland on the slab; second inscription on S panel in two parts; the ends are unusually decoratively carved in shallow relief - to E flowers in an urn and to W an inscribed circle, degraded.
Reason for designation
Included for group value with the church of St Michael and All Angels and other churchyard monuments as interesting examples of late C18 and early C19 tombstones.
Nearby in the register
- Church of St Michael and All AngelsReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Group of 2 chest tombs in the churchyard to SW of church of St Michael and All AngelsCommemorativeunder 1 mi
- House Platforms and Hollow Ways in the Shrunken Medieval Village of Llanfihangel Tal-y-LlynHouse Platformunder 1 mi
- Hemley Hall Cottage, including attached Barn and Kitchen at right anglesDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.