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Latitude: 51.6508 / 51°39'2"N
Longitude: -3.4032 / 3°24'11"W
OS Eastings: 303018
OS Northings: 195603
OS Grid: ST030956
Mapcode National: GBR HM.7BNX
Mapcode Global: VH6D9.YRQV
Plus Code: 9C3RMH2W+8P
Entry Name: Grave of Guto Nyth Bran
Listing Date: 8 April 2003
Last Amended: 8 April 2003
Grade: II
Source: Cadw
Source ID: 81030
Also known as: Grave of Guto Nyth Bran
ID on this website: 300081030
Location: On the E side of the S porch of Llanwonno church.
County: Rhondda Cynon Taff
Community: Ynysybwl and Coed-y-cwm (Ynys-y-bŵl a Choed-y-cwm)
Community: Ynysybwl and Coed-y-Cwm
Locality: Llanwonno
Traditional County: Glamorgan
Tagged with: Grave
Gruffydd Morgan - known as Guto Nyth Bran - died in 1737, aged 37. He is reputed to have been a remarkable runner with a number of stories and legends attached to his name: catching a fleeing hare, keeping up with hounds, competing against horses and, as commemorated on his tombstone, winning a race against the famous runner from Bedwas, Prince, covering 12 miles in 7 minutes under the hour. He reputedly died when clapped on the back after finishing the race. In 1866 a large tombstone was erected by public subscription by the grave providing a descriptive gloss to the original bare inscription. He is further commemorated in an internationally known race run on New Year's Eve, Nos Galan, from Llanwonno to Mountain Ash; a tradition instigated in mid C20 and which has attracted many top-class athletes. Nyth Bran is the name of a house now on the E outskirts of Porth to W.
Monument of stone consisting of a horizontal slab with simple inscription - name, year, age - and heart motif, together with a vertical tombstone with longer description in Welsh of Guto Nyth Bran's exploits.
Listed for its substantial historic interest and for group value with the church to which it is adjacent.
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