Pen-y-clawdd is a village in
Monmouthshire, south east
Wales
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, situated between
Raglan and
Monmouth. The village is the site of a medieval fortification and there is a historic church with an ancient cross in the churchyard which is a
scheduled monument
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The various pieces of legislation that legally protect heritage assets from damage and d ...
.
Location
Pen-y-clawdd is located about two miles east of
Raglan and five miles southwest of
Monmouth, on the unclassified road leading from
Usk
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to Monmouth, and to the east of the
A449 trunk road.
History and amenities
The site of a possible medieval
ringwork castle has been identified near the village at . Pen-y-clawdd was granted manorial status in 1349 when it was ''held by half a Knight's Fee by Walter de Kymbard from Lawrence de Hastings.''
[Keen, Richard and Burgum, Ian. ''Wales.'' Orion Publishing Company (1997) pg. 152.]
The
Church of St Martin is the parish church. The church is constructed in a "mixture of
Perpendicular
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and
Decorated" styles and is a
Grade II* listed building
In the United Kingdom, a listed building or listed structure is one that has been placed on one of the four statutory lists maintained by Historic England in England, Historic Environment Scotland in Scotland, in Wales, and the Northern Ir ...
as of 27 November 1953.
[British Listed Buildings: Church of St Martin, Raglan]
Retrieved 2 February 1914 The churchyard contains a churchyard cross which is a
scheduled monument
In the United Kingdom, a scheduled monument is a nationally important archaeological site or historic building, given protection against unauthorised change.
The various pieces of legislation that legally protect heritage assets from damage and d ...
. The church consists of a chancel, nave, south porch and a western tower with pyramidal stone roof. There is a
stained glass east window. The register dates from 1727. The tower contains one bell, cast by Evans of Chepstow in 1793, with the inscription "Success to this City". A major restoration of the church was undertaken in 1885/86 and included the raising of the tower by about and the removal of chancel benches, the nave
box pew
A box pew is a type of church pew that is encased in panelling and was prevalent in England and other Protestant countries from the 16th to early 19th centuries.
History in England
Before the rise of Protestantism, seating was not customary in ch ...
s and benches, and the two-decker
pulpit and reading desk. A sepulchral slab, dated from the 14th Century, was discovered at this time.
Pen-y-clawdd House, a third of a mile south-east of the village, is described by Newman as "notable only for the plain but nobly scaled red brick arch, dated May 1861."
The house is not listed but the range of outbuildings, including the 17th century barn, is listed
Grade II.
References
External links
Genuki info on Peny y Clawdd, Monmouthshire*
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Villages in Monmouthshire