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Lychgate of St Melangell's Church

A Grade II Listed Building in Llangynog, Powys

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Latitude: 52.8274 / 52°49'38"N

Longitude: -3.4494 / 3°26'57"W

OS Eastings: 302437

OS Northings: 326524

OS Grid: SJ024265

Mapcode National: GBR 6L.TW0W

Mapcode Global: WH67M.Z6L9

Plus Code: 9C4RRHG2+X6

Entry Name: Lychgate of St Melangell's Church

Listing Date: 23 May 2003

Last Amended: 23 May 2003

Grade: II

Source: Cadw

Source ID: 81052

Building Class: Religious, Ritual and Funerary

ID on this website: 300081052

Location: At the south of the churchyard of St Melangell's church, Pennant Melangell. Stile at west side.

County: Powys

Community: Llangynog (LLangynog)

Community: Llangynog

Locality: Cwm Pennant

Traditional County: Montgomeryshire

Tagged with: Lychgate

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History

Dated on the authority of both Archdeacon Thomas and Dr Ralegh Radford, who appear to have seen a date on the structure, as 1632, though the evidence has apparently not been recorded. Carved stones belonging to the shrine of St Melangell in the church were removed during 1989-92 for use in the reconstruction of the shrine.

Exterior

A lychgate of uncoursed local slate masonry, the front and rear arches both brought to an approximately rounded form with corbelling at each side and a short lintel. The front opening has cyclopean jambs; one upright jamb at rear. Oak rafters and slate roof with tile ridge, both gables with slate coping resting upon roughly corbelled kneelers.

Slate side benches. Corbelled shelves at top of walls. Decorative iron gates at inner archway only. Recent slate plaque on front gable, concealing point where stones for the St Melangell shrine were recovered.

Reasons for Listing

A fine example of a C17 vernacular lychgate at the entrance to the grade I listed church of St Melangell; listed for group value also.

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Other nearby listed buildings

  • I Church of St Melangell
    In the upper part of Cwm Pennant, close to the confluence of Cwm Nant-ewyn. Preaching cross shaft in churchyard, reused as sundial pillar. Stone churchyard wall with lychgate and stile.
  • II Old Nant-ewyn cottage with pigsties and privy
    To side of the present Nant-ewyn cottage, about 100 m north-west of Pennant Melangell church.
  • II Agricultural range east of Blaen-y-cwm farmhouse
    Detached to the east side of the farmhouse, on a raised platform with rubble stone retaining wall.
  • II Tyn-y-Cablyd
    At end of minor road which leads from Llangynog to Pennant Melangell. About 800m north-west of the church of St Melangell, across stream south-west of the modern farmhouse.
  • II Blaen-y-Cwm
    In a small farmyard at the end of the Pennant road, about 800 m north-west of the church of St Melangell, and above and to north-west of the modern Blaen-y-cwm house. Adjacent agricultural ranges sepa
  • II Cruck range attached to Blaen-y-cwm farmhouse
    Attached to the west side of the projecting wing of Blaen-y-cwm farmhouse.
  • II Llechwedd-y-garth
    At the north-east side of Cwm Pennant, 1 km east of St Melangell's church. Long private drive to house from Llangynog.

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