Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Berry Tomb in St Mary's Churchyard
Usk, Monmouthshire, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- No class recorded
- Date of designation
- 30 April 2004
- Locality
- Usk
- Town
- Usk
- Community
- Usk
- Unitary authority
- Monmouthshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.70279, -2.90075
- Cadw reference
- 82757
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
On N side of path in churchyard.
History
Early C19.
Exterior
Chest tomb in Grecian style. Rectangular chest with corners sloping outwards; on plinth. Capstone with acroteria supports heavy elliptical urn. Inscription in memory of Edward Berry of Llancayo House, who died in 1818.
Reason for designation
Strongly designed early C19 chest tomb. group value with adjacent listed church and churchyard walls.
Nearby in the register
- Wyatt and Nichol Family Graves in St Mary's churchyardReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Medieval Tomb Effigy in St Mary's ChurchyardNo class recordedunder 1 mi
- Morgan Tomb in St Mary's ChurchyardNo class recordedunder 1 mi
- Medieval Cross Base in St Mary's ChurchyardNo class recordedunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.