Chest tomb of Matthew Vivian and his wife and daughter

Rectangular late-C18 chest tomb of Matthew Vivian (1718-1770) and his wife Jane (died 1784) and daughter. The tomb is constructed of granite slabs with roll mouldings to the corners and ovolo mouldings to the edges of the top.

The arms of the Vivian family are carved on top of the tomb, below which is a carved inscription which reads: UNDERNEATH IS DEPOSITED / THE BODY OF / MATTHEW VIVIAN ESQ / LATE OF PENELEWEY / IN THIS PARISH / WHO DIED ON THE 15th DAY / OF OCTOBER AD 1770 / AGED 52 YEARS / ALSO THE BODIES OF / JANE HIS WIDOW / AND JANE THEIR DAUGHTER.

The chest tomb is located about 25m to the east of the tower of the former Church of St Kea, on a high bank overlooking the rest of the churchyard.