Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Chest Tomb in the churchyard of the Church of St Deiniol
Devauden, Monmouthshire, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Religious, Ritual and Funerary
- Date of designation
- 8 September 2000
- Locality
- Itton
- Town
- Chepstow
- Community
- Devauden
- Unitary authority
- Monmouthshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.65404, -2.73409
- Cadw reference
- 23968
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
Immediately to the south of the porch of the Church of St Deiniol.
History
Tomb of Frederick Jones, died 1789 and probably erected soon after the date of death.
Exterior
Chest tomb of late C18 type. Forest of Dean stone. Rectangular chest with incised faces, corner balusters and lid-stone with cyma recta moulding.
Reason for designation
This C18 tomb is listed for group value with the Church of St Deiniol and the adjoining tombs.
Nearby in the register
- Two Chest Tombs in the churchyard of the Church of St DeiniolReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Church of St DeiniolReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Curre Memorial lychgate to the churchyard of the Church of St DeiniolReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Four Chest Tombs in the churchyard of the Church of St DeiniolReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.