Full Report for Listed Buildings
Summary Description of a Listed Buildings
Reference Number
17956
Building Number
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
15/03/1996
Date of Amendment
18/11/2020
Name of Property
Makeig memorial
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Ceredigion
Community
Beulah
Town
Locality
Llandygwydd
Easting
224242
Northing
243776
Street Side
Location
Situated in the grounds of St Tygwydd’s Church near former site of the old church (demolished in 1999), by path.
Description
Broad Class
Commemorative
Period
History
Later C18 memorial to Thomas Makeig (d 1766), the big arched stone frame very much a local tradition, compare the 6 at Penbryn, Cardiganshire and 1 at Manordeifi, Pembrokeshire.
Exterior
Rubble stone large arched memorial, some 2m high, 1.5m broad and 1m deep, the arch, of voussoirs with keystone, rising from a slate impost band. The E front is recessed up into arch, with C20 render around eroding but finely lettered plaque.
Interior
Reason for designation
Included as a good example of a local memorial type.
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