Lychgates - St Materiana - Tintagel, Cornwall - Lychgates and Depositories on Waymarking.com

Two non-covered stone lychgates, one to the the south, and another further east of St Materiana's church, Tintagel.

South Lych Gate:
"Lychgate. Probably C18. Slate stone rubble. The unroofed lychgate forms the south entrance to the churchyard piercing the thick stone hedge to south of Tintagel Church of St Materiana (qv). The 2 side walls contain benches on the inside and the entrance is divided in the centre by a low slate-rubble pier with flat slate top forming a coffin rest. Granite cattle grids between central coffin rest and side walls."

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East Lych Gate:
"Lychgate. Probably C18. Slate stone rubble. The unroofed lychgate forms the east entrance to the churchyard piercing the thick stone hedge to the east of Tintagel Church of St Materiana (qv). The 2 side walls contain slate benches on the inside. The entrance is divided in the centre by a low slate-rubble pier with a flat slate top forming a coffin rest. Granite cattle grids between the central coffin rest and side walls. The north east corner of the lychgate has been partly rebuilt in the C20."

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Year: 1700 Cemetery Address: St Materiana Church Hill Tintagel Cornwall England PL34 0DQ Link to Church or Cemetery: [Web Link]

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