Group of 7 chest tombs in Aberclydach chapel cemetery is a Grade II listed building in the Brecon Beacons National Park local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 17 December 1998. Chest tombs.
Group of 7 chest tombs in Aberclydach chapel cemetery
- WRENN ID
- sharp-landing-yew
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Brecon Beacons National Park
- Constituency
- Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe MP: David Chadwick (LD)
- Country
- Wales
- Date first listed
- 17 December 1998
- Type
- Chest tombs
- Address
- Group of 7 chest tombs in Aberclydach chapel cemetery, Talybont-On-Usk, Powys
- OS grid reference
- SO 103 213
- Coordinates
- 51.88303, -3.30405
- Source
- Cadw listing
Description
The group of seven chest tombs is located near the south side of Aberclydach chapel cemetery. The first four tombs are arranged in a line parallel to the chapel's side wall, numbered from east to west. Tombs five and six are situated slightly further south, with tomb seven next to tomb six. All the tombs are constructed from local stone and feature plain designs, though some inscriptions are difficult to read.
Tomb one has a primary inscription on the north side within a decorative panel that includes a floral motif, with an epitaph inscription on the south side that is partially collapsed. Tomb two has an inscription on its slab, an earlier inscription on the south side that is illegible, and another on the east side, with an epitaph on the north side. Tomb three features a primary inscription on the north side in an oval panel supported by fluted piers, with a moulded slab and a collapsed south side. Tomb four has a tooled inscription panel on the south side, another inscription on the north side, urn-shaped corners, and a moulded slab. Tomb five includes a primary inscription on its slab, an additional inscription on the north side, and lengthy epitaphs. Tomb six has an inscription on its slab and an earlier panel on the north side, made of coursed stone. Tomb seven is currently collapsed.
Local climate
Group of 7 chest tombs in Aberclydach chapel cemetery sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,180 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 90% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 78% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 57 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 96% of listed buildings. Of these, 32 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.
Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.
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