Chest Tomb Approximately 8 Metres South West of Churchyard Gate (East End)

CHEST TOMB APPROXIMATELY 8 METRES SOUTH WEST OF CHURCHYARD GATE (EAST END)

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Heritage Category:
Listed building
List Entry Number:
1108486
Date first listed:
19-Feb-1990
Statutory Address:
CHEST TOMB APPROXIMATELY 8 METRES SOUTH WEST OF CHURCHYARD GATE (EAST END)

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:
Listed building
List Entry Number:
1108486
Date first listed:
19-Feb-1990
Statutory Address 1:
CHEST TOMB APPROXIMATELY 8 METRES SOUTH WEST OF CHURCHYARD GATE (EAST END)

Location

Statutory Address:
CHEST TOMB APPROXIMATELY 8 METRES SOUTH WEST OF CHURCHYARD GATE (EAST END)

The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.

County:
Devon
District:
South Hams (District Authority)
Parish:
Malborough
National Grid Reference:
SX 70721 39801

Details

MALBOROUGH HIGHER TOWN SX 73 Nbl 8/48 Chest Tomb approximately 8 metres south west of Churchyard gate (east end)

G. V. II

Chest tomb. Circa late C17 or early C18. Coursed rubble sides with stringcourse and chamfered cornice at top. Slate tablet at centre of each long side, badly damaged on north side. Illegible slate slab on top.

Listing NGR: SX7072139801

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100744
Legacy System:
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Ordnance survey map of Chest Tomb Approximately 8 Metres South West of Churchyard Gate (East End)

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