Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Early Gravestone in Churchyard of Church of St. Cadoc
Gobion Fawr, Monmouthshire, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Religious, Ritual and Funerary
- Date of designation
- 9 December 2005
- Locality
- Llangattock-nigh-Usk
- Town
- Abergavenny
- Community
- Gobion Fawr
- Unitary authority
- Monmouthshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.78138, -2.97233
- Cadw reference
- 87153
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 the north side of the church.
History
Probably late C17.
Exterior
Primitive head and footstone carved from sandstone. The headstone has a relief angel with the wings extended to circular motifs at the corners so making a wavy top. Below this the top line of C17 type lettering is visible but the rest is sunk in the ground. The footstone has larger circular motifs which are set closer together with a smaller and taller roundel in between.
Reason for designation
Included for its special interest as unusual probably late C17 churchyard gravestones which have group value with the adjoining church.
Nearby in the register
- Church of St. CadocReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Cross in Churchyard of Church of St. CadocReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Llangattock Nigh Usk Churchyard CrossCrossunder 1 mi
- Fro FawrDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.