Monument To Dead In Civil War Skirmish

The monument to the dead in the Civil War skirmish was built in 1871 for W. P. Price. It is made of rock-faced ashlar with dressed margins at the horizontal joints and corners in the upper part. The structure features a square needle on a base, with three rock-faced steps leading up to a smooth ashlar plinth that has an inscription on all four faces and a chamfered top. The tapering needle is ten courses high, has a steeply chamfered top, and carries a stone cross. The inscription is presented in both English and Welsh. The stones used for the monument were taken from the old walls of the City of Gloucester. It commemorates Lord Herbert's Welsh force, who were killed in battle with Parliamentarian soldiers under Sir William Waller and Colonel Massey in 1643, with their remains discovered shortly before the monument was erected. The monument is very prominent by the main road.