Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Lych gate at Church of St Cynllo
Nantmel, Powys, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Nantmel, Powys, designated on 28 February 2005.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- No class recorded
- Date of designation
- 28 February 2005
- Locality
- Nantmel
- Community
- Nantmel
- Unitary authority
- Powys
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.28682, -3.41761
- Cadw reference
- 84126
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 1608 map "(13) Cambriae Typus." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1608 · (13) Cambriae Typus. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1637 · Particular description of Wales. Cambria seu Wallia (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1883 · Watershed map England, Wales 3. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1898 · 179 Rhyader (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 14. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
On the SW side of the church.
History
Probably C18 and shown on the 1889 Ordnance Survey.
Exterior
An C18 lych gate of rubble-stone end walls and hipped stone-tile roof. A central wooden post with diagonal struts supports a single tie beam. On the L side of the post is a wicket gate, on the R side a wooden stile. The gate is approached on the outer side by steep flagstone steps.
Reason for designation
Listed for its special interest as a well-preserved lych gate of pre-1840 date, and for group value with the parish church.
Nearby in the register
- Church of St CynlloNo class recordedunder 1 mi
- Aqueduct SW of Church of St CynlloNo class recordedunder 1 mi
- Aqueduct SE of Church of St CynlloNo class recordedunder 1 mi
- Ty SerenNo class recordedunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.