Chest Tomb And Headstone At Approx 8M East Of All Hallows Church Of Saint Kea

This chest tomb and headstone are located approximately 8 meters east of All Hallows Church of Saint Kea. The chest tomb, dated 1809, commemorates James Brown of Goodern, while the headstone, from 1830, is dedicated to Michael Dunstan by Pierce. The chest tomb is made of white limestone and features a rectangular shape with a moulded plinth, scalloped cornered fielded panels on the sides, and a bullnose moulded lid. The west side panel and lid have incised inscriptions that are difficult to read. The headstone has a steep and segmental arched top and includes an inscribed dedication to Michael Dunstan of Penwethers, who died in 1830 at the age of 97. The current church, built in 1896, replaced an earlier church from 1802 designed by James Wyatt, and the churchyard has been in use since then. Very few tomb monuments remain from the earlier church at Old Kea, making the modest 19th-century monuments in this churchyard historically significant for the parish.