Obelisk to Dafydd Ionawr in Old Cemetery, Dolgellau, Gwynedd

Coordinates

Latitude: 52.7438 / 52°44'37"N

Longitude: -3.8876 / 3°53'15"W

OS Eastings: 272672

OS Northings: 317909

OS Grid: SH726179

Mapcode National: GBR 90.0CGB

Mapcode Global: WH56P.890D

Plus Code: 9C4RP4V6+GX

Entry Name: Obelisk to Dafydd Ionawr in Old Cemetery

Listing Date: 19 June 1990

Last Amended: 19 June 1990

Grade: II

Source: Cadw

Source ID: 5034

Building Class: Commemorative

ID on this website: 300005034

Location: Prominent at the NE corner of the cemetery.

County: Gwynedd

Community: Dolgellau

Built-Up Area: Dolgellau

Traditional County: Merionethshire

Tagged with: Obelisk Grave

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History

Monument of l827 over the grave of Dafydd Ionawr, local poet and governor of Bodlondeb Gaol. Tall ashlar pyramid on string course with ashlar pedestal and plinth. Inscribed: BEDD. DAFYDD IONAWR on band with letters MS, to E. Pedestal inscribed: BU FARW MAI XII MDCCCXXVII EI OEDRAN LXXVII, to S; BARDI CHRISTIANI MERVINIENSIS OB AD MDCCCXXVII ACTAT SUAE LXXFII, to E; Rev J Jones AM DE YNYSFAIG POSUIT, to N.

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Obelisk to Dafydd Ionawr in Old Cemetery

A Grade II Listed Building in Dolgellau, Gwynedd

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