Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Group of 3 chest tombs S of church of St Meugan
Talybont-on-Usk, Powys, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Llanfeugan, Talybont-on-Usk, Powys, designated on 17 December 1998.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Commemorative
- Date of designation
- 17 December 1998
- Locality
- Llanfeugan
- Community
- Talybont-on-Usk
- Unitary authority
- Powys
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.91177, -3.32931
- Cadw reference
- 21202
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 1608 map "(13) Cambriae Typus." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1608 · (13) Cambriae Typus. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1636 · Cornubia : Devonia, Somersetus, Dorcestria, Wiltonia, Glocestria ... (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1853 · Sheet XLII SW Becon - Ordnance Survey of England and Wales, One-inch to the mile, Old… (National Library of Scotland)
- 1856 · 42. Brecon. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 14. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
On the S side of the church extending W of the S porch.
History
Those commemorated are from E to W: 1 David Jones d 1780 also Ann Jones d 1798; 2 Gwenllian wife of John Edwards of Wenallt daughter of Thomas Williams of ? Cui d 1806; 3 Thomas Jones d 1797.
Exterior
The most E tomb to David Jones, has primary inscription on S side, epitaph on N side, lightly inscribed motifs of angels heads and wings, other commemorative inscriptions W and E; the middle tomb of the group to Gwenllian Edwards has primary inscription in a decorative border on S side, text at E end, epitaph in an oval panel N; most W tomb to Thomas Jones has primary inscription on slab with verse at base, further inscriptions illegible, on a coursed stone chest.
Reason for designation
Listed as a group of late C18/early C19 tombs, amongst the earliest in the churchyard, and for group value with the Church of St Meugan and other listed churchyard monuments.
Nearby in the register
- Group of 4 chest tombs within railed enclosure to SW of church of St MeuganCommemorativeunder 1 mi
- Church of St MeuganReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Churchyard cross shaft to S of Church of St MeuganReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Group of 3 chest tombs W of church of St MeuganCommemorativeunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.