Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Churchyard wall and gate at St Teilo, Merthyr Mawr
Merthyr Mawr, Bridgend, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Merthyr Mawr, Bridgend, designated on 29 January 1999.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Religious, Ritual and Funerary
- Date of designation
- 29 January 1999
- Locality
- Merthyr Mawr
- Community
- Merthyr Mawr
- Unitary authority
- Bridgend
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.48526, -3.60974
- Cadw reference
- 21245
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)
- 1637 · The fourth table of England. Cornub. Devonia, Somerset etc. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1865 · England and Wales. England No. 6. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1897 · 262 Pontypridd (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1897 · 262 Pontypridd (Outline) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
On the S side of the churchyard, fronting a minor road to Candleston.
History
Probably contemporary with the church and erected 1849-51.
Exterior
A dwarf wall of snecked stone and ramped coping, composed of 4 straight sections and a short return at the W end. Above the coping are iron posts with fleur-de-lys finials, threaded with wire fencing. The gate is at the E end and is of cast and wrought iron. It has scrolled dog bars beneath raked bars which have scrollwork beneath the top rail. To R and L are scrolled finials.
Reason for designation
Included for group value with the parish church and other associated listed items.
Nearby in the register
- Nicholl family tomb in churchyard of St Teilo, Merthyr MawrCommemorativeunder 1 mi
- Merthyr Mawr Churchyard CrossCrossunder 1 mi
- Preaching Cross in churchyard of St TeiloReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Church of St TeiloReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.