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Reference Number
21584
Building Number
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
31/03/1999
Date of Amendment
31/03/1999
Name of Property
Vaughan Chest Tomb in the churchyard of the Church of St Garmon
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Gwynedd
Community
Llanystumdwy
Town
Pwllheli
Locality
Llangybi
Easting
242320
Northing
339341
Street Side
Location
The chest tomb stands to the S of the nave wall of the church, near the path.
Description
Broad Class
Religious, Ritual and Funerary
Period
History
The tomb commemorates John Vaughan, son of Jane, the daughter of Thomas ap Gruffydd of Madryn, who matriculated at Oxford, a member of the well known gentry family of Vaughan of Glasfryn.
Exterior
A low set ledger slab of stone, with under-chamfered endges, inscribed at its head with cut lettering reading:- HIC.IACET.IOHANN/ES: VAGHAN:DE:G/LASFRYN:GEN:QVI/OBIT 5. 9LIS.1665.
Interior
Reason for designation
Included as a relatively rare and well-preserved example of a C17 chest tomb.
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