Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Lychgate at St Cledwyn's Church
Cilymaenllwyd, Carmarthenshire, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Religious, Ritual and Funerary
- Date of designation
- 12 March 1999
- Locality
- Llanglydwen
- Town
- Whitland
- Community
- Cilymaenllwyd
- Unitary authority
- Carmarthenshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.90804, -4.65515
- Cadw reference
- 21454
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
At the NW entrance to St Cledwyn's churchyard.
History
Dated 1901 by a memorial tablet.
Exterior
Lych gate of rock-faced stone walls to a timber-framed slate roof, with cambered and castellated tie beams to the outer faces, and wooden gates. On the R side of the entrance is a polished granite panel with the inscription: 'Erected Anno Domini 1901 by numerous friends in this and adjoining counties in memory of Frank F L S Protheroe who after 14 months arduous service as a volunteer in the Pembrokeshire Imperial Yeomanry died at Springfontein May 26 1901[.] Mentioned in despatches by Karl Roberts'.
Reason for designation
Listed for group value with St Cledwyn's Church and the archway to Dolwilym.
Nearby in the register
- Llanglydwen Churchyard CrossCrossunder 1 mi
- Church of St CledwynReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Archway to drive, DolwilymMiscellaneousunder 1 mi
- Pont Llanglydwen (partly in Llanboidy Community)No class recordedunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.