Roberts Monument in churchyard of Church of St Tysilio, Llantysilio, Denbighshire

Coordinates

Latitude: 52.9832 / 52°58'59"N

Longitude: -3.2023 / 3°12'8"W

OS Eastings: 319380

OS Northings: 343547

OS Grid: SJ193435

Mapcode National: GBR 6X.J2M5

Mapcode Global: WH783.S89V

Plus Code: 9C4RXQMX+73

Entry Name: Roberts Monument in churchyard of Church of St Tysilio

Listing Date: 22 April 1998

Last Amended: 22 April 1998

Grade: II

Source: Cadw

Source ID: 19690

Building Class: Religious, Ritual and Funerary

ID on this website: 300019690

Location: The monument stands in the graveyard approximately 20m W of the W end of the church.

County: Denbighshire

Town: Llangollen

Community: Llantysilio

Traditional County: Denbighshire

Tagged with: Monument

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History

Erected c1805.

Exterior

A square sandstone die with a wide cornice, supporting a short column (a short support rising from a moulded square, now renewed in concrete) and a very large partly fluted urn with its top swept up to a moulded cone finial. The die is inscribed on 2 faces, to the Rev Edward Roberts of Dinbran, d.1805, with his wife Sarah added later.

Reasons for Listing

Included as an unusual and boldly designed monument of the early C19.

External Links

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II* Church of St Tysilio
The church stands in a very picturesque location set in a walled churchyard above the River Dee and below the road to Rhewl, c3km W of Llangollen.
II Jones Chest Tomb in churchyard of Church of St Tysilio
The Jones chest tomb stands in a raised position in the graveyard approximately 11m N of the nave.
II Pickering Monument in churchyard of Church of St Tysilio
The monument is located in the upper corner of the churchyard, beneath yew trees.
II Jones Monument in churchyard of Church of St Tysilio
The Jones monument lies at the top of the churchyard beneath yew trees, approximately 50m N of the N transept.
II Lychgate to churchyard of Church of St Tysilio
The lychgate stands at the corner of the churchyard, and is reached by a short drive from the road from Pentrefelin to Rhewl.
II Sundial at Llantysilio Hall
The sundial, formerly in the walled garden, now stands at the centre of the lawn in front of the W elevation of the house.
II Walled Garden at Llantysilio Hall
The walled garden lies at the foot of the steeply sloping S lawn, some distance from the house.
II Horseshoe Falls (partly in Llantysilio community)
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Roberts Monument in churchyard of Church of St Tysilio

A Grade II Listed Building in Llantysilio, Denbighshire