Chest Tomb at the Church of St Saeran, Llanynys, Denbighshire

Coordinates

Latitude: 53.1535 / 53°9'12"N

Longitude: -3.3424 / 3°20'32"W

OS Eastings: 310325

OS Northings: 362656

OS Grid: SJ103626

Mapcode National: GBR 6Q.5BLD

Mapcode Global: WH772.MZKV

Plus Code: 9C5R5M35+92

Entry Name: Chest Tomb at the Church of St Saeran

Listing Date: 18 August 1999

Last Amended: 18 August 1999

Grade: II

Source: Cadw

Source ID: 22140

Building Class: Religious, Ritual and Funerary

ID on this website: 300022140

Location: Located in the churchyard approximately 10m SE of the porch.

County: Denbighshire

Community: Llanynys

Traditional County: Denbighshire

Tagged with: Tomb

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History

Early C18 chest tomb.

Exterior

Rectangular sandstone chest tomb with moulded tombstone; 3 relief-carved roundels to each of the long sides, with single roundels to the ends. The central roundel on the N side has a carved crown with crossed trumpets; the corresponding roundel on the S side has a skull and cross-bones motif. The tombstone bears a memorial inscription to Elizabeth and John Simon, children of John Simon of Glan Clwyd, who died in 1730 and 1738 respectively.

Reasons for Listing

Included for its special interest as a fine and unusual example of an early C18 chest tomb.

Group value with other listed items at St Saeran's church.

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Other nearby listed buildings

II Child's Chest Tomb at Church of St Saeran
Located in the churchyard on the S side of the church, approximately 15m S of the porch.
II Pair of Heraldic Chest Tombs at the Church of St Saeran
Located in the churchyard, to the S of St Saernan's church, approximately 15m S of the Priest's Door.
I Parish Church of St Saeran
Located in the centre of the small village of Llanynys towards the north-eastern boundary of the community.
II Pair of Chest Tombs at the Church of St Saeran
Located in the churchyard immediately NW of the church, underneath an ancient yew tree.
II Telephone Call-box
In the centre of the village immediately to the S of the churchyard entrance at St Saernan's church.
II Pont Perfa
Spanning the river Clwyd some 200m NE of Llanynys church.
II Pont Drefechan (partly in Llanrhaeadr-yng-nghinmerch community)
Spanning the river Clywedog at the NE boundary of the community some 100m E of the former railway track.
II Pont Drefechan (partly in Llanynys community)
Spanning the Afon Clywedog at the eastern boundary of the community.

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Chest Tomb at the Church of St Saeran

A Grade II Listed Building in Llanynys, Denbighshire