Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Child's Chest Tomb at Church of St Saeran
Llanynys, Denbighshire, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Llanynys, Denbighshire, designated on 18 August 1999.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Religious, Ritual and Funerary
- Date of designation
- 18 August 1999
- Locality
- Llanynys
- Community
- Llanynys
- Unitary authority
- Denbighshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 53.15340, -3.34253
- Cadw reference
- 22151
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesLlyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru – The National Library of WalesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries
5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1795 map "To Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn Bart ... the map of the six counties of North Wales is most humbly inscribed by his obedient humble servant" (Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru – The National Library of Wales).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1795 · To Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn Bart ... the map of the six counties of North Wales is most… (Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru – The National Library of Wales)
- 1830 · V.3:11-15:XV. Britisches Reich. A. Kon: England. b. Frstenthum Wales: Shire: 37-40 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1883 · Watershed map England, Wales 3. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1898 · 108 Flint (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 9 and 10. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
Located in the churchyard on the S side of the church, approximately 15m S of the porch.
Exterior
Small rectangular sandstone chest tomb, the tombstone with relief-carved guilloche border. The sides each have 2 round-arched shallow niches with grooved decoration to the spandrels; single-arched niches to the ends. The tombstone bears a memorial inscription to Martha, daughter of Charles Lloyd of Cwm Meyin, Flintshire, B. April 1695, d. March 1697.
Reason for designation
Included for its special interest as a fine example of a late C17 child's chest tomb.
Group value with other listed items at St Saeran's church.
Nearby in the register
- Chest Tomb at the Church of St SaeranReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Pair of Heraldic Chest Tombs at the Church of St SaeranReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Parish Church of St SaeranReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Telephone Call-boxCommunicationsunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.