Group of 4 chest tombs within railed enclosure to SW of church of St Meugan, Talybont-on-Usk, Powys

Coordinates

Latitude: 51.9117 / 51°54'42"N

Longitude: -3.3294 / 3°19'45"W

OS Eastings: 308653

OS Northings: 224519

OS Grid: SO086245

Mapcode National: GBR YR.PQT0

Mapcode Global: VH6C6.76RV

Plus Code: 9C3RWM6C+M6

Entry Name: Group of 4 chest tombs within railed enclosure to SW of church of St Meugan

Listing Date: 17 December 1998

Last Amended: 17 December 1998

Grade: II

Source: Cadw

Source ID: 21196

Building Class: Commemorative

ID on this website: 300021196

Location: In the churchyard SW of the church under a group of ancient yew trees.

County: Powys

Community: Talybont-on-Usk (Tal-y-bont ar Wysg)

Community: Talybont-on-Usk

Locality: Llanfeugan

Built-Up Area: Brecon

Traditional County: Brecknockshire

Tagged with: Tomb

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History

Tombs are close-set and overgrown with ivy with only one inscription legible, to May Williams of Coity Mawr died 1855. Coity Mawr is a major country house remodelled early C19 on the hillside near Cwm Cwy.

Exterior

The 4 close-set chest tombs are very similar, comprising tooled slabs, rusticated tooled stone chests, battered tooled plinths. Spear railings with urned stanchions on a tooled stone plinth form the rectangular enclosure.

Reasons for Listing

Included as an interesting group of mid C19 family tombs and for group value with the church of St Meugan, the churchyard cross and other listed churchyard monuments.

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Group of 4 chest tombs within railed enclosure to SW of church of St Meugan

A Grade II Listed Building in Talybont-on-Usk, Powys