Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Monument in churchyard of St Cattwg
Blaenhonddan, Neath Port Talbot, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Cadoxton-Juxta-Neath, Neath, Blaenhonddan, Neath Port Talbot, designated on 26 November 2003.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Religious, Ritual and Funerary
- Date of designation
- 26 November 2003
- Locality
- Cadoxton-Juxta-Neath
- Town
- Neath
- Community
- Blaenhonddan
- Unitary authority
- Neath Port Talbot
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.67202, -3.80097
- Cadw reference
- 82089
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)
- 1891 · Sheet 10. Ordnance Survey of England and Wales. . (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1897 · 247 Swansea (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
Situated adjacent to path running from SW churchyard gate to church.
History
Monument of 1823 to murder victim, Margaret Williams.
Exterior
Stone monument with tapered sides and gabled top, flat front with finely lettered long inscription describing murder of Margaret Williams with much use of enlarged lettering for emphasis. Inscription reads
'1823 To record MURDER this stone was erected over the body of Margaret Williams aged 26 a native of Carmarthenshire living in service in this parish who was found dead with marks of violence upon her person in a ditch on the marsh below this churchyard on the morning of Sunday the fourteenth of July 1822. - Although THE SAVAGE MURDERER escaped for a season the detection of man yet GOD HATH SET HIS MARK UPON HIM either for time or eternity and THE CRY OF BLOOD will assuredly pursue him to certain and terrible but righteous JUDGEMENT'.
Reason for designation
Included for its special historic interest as a very unusual C19 memorial with instructive and preventive purpose, and for quality of carved lettering.
Nearby in the register
- Gates, gate piers, walls and railings at Church of Saint CattwgReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Church of Saint CattwgReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Milestone on A4230Transportunder 1 mi
- Bridge over Tennant Canal SE of the Church of Saint CattwgTransportunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.