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Two Chest Tombs in the churchyard of the Church of St Deiniol

A Grade II Listed Building in Devauden, Monmouthshire

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Coordinates

Latitude: 51.6541 / 51°39'14"N

Longitude: -2.734 / 2°44'2"W

OS Eastings: 349317

OS Northings: 195289

OS Grid: ST493952

Mapcode National: GBR JJ.7500

Mapcode Global: VH87L.KPHB

Plus Code: 9C3VM738+J9

Entry Name: Two Chest Tombs in the churchyard of the Church of St Deiniol

Listing Date: 8 September 2000

Last Amended: 8 September 2000

Grade: II

Source: Cadw

Source ID: 23969

Building Class: Religious, Ritual and Funerary

ID on this website: 300023969

Location: Immediately on the south side of the nave to the east of the porch.

County: Monmouthshire

Town: Chepstow

Community: Devauden

Community: Devauden

Locality: Itton

Traditional County: Monmouthshire

Tagged with: Tomb

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History

The inscriptions on one of the chests are indecipherable, but it is late C18. The second is that of Margaret Willmott, died 1766 and was probably erected soon after the date of death.

Exterior

Two chest tombs of late C18 type. Forest of Dean stone. Rectangular chests with incised faces, corner balusters and lid-stones with cyma recta moulding.

Reasons for Listing

These C18 tombs are listed for group value with the Church of St Deiniol and the adjoining tombs.

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