6 Chest Tombs 3M West Of Church Of Saint Wenappa

There are six linked chest tombs located 3 meters west of the Church of Saint Wenappa in Gwennap, dating from the early 19th century. These tombs were created for the Sampson family and are primarily made of granite ashlar. The group of six chest tombs is set within a granite border, which originally included railings. All the tombs are oriented from west to east.

To the north, there are two very low chest tombs with torus moulded lids. The two chest tombs to the south are identical, made of granite ashlar with plain lids, and they flank two later identical taller chests made of stuccoed brick. An incised inscription at the east end of one of the tombs commemorates Mary, the wife of Benjamin Sampson, who died at the age of 36, and Nicholas Sampson, who died in 1813 at the age of 11.