Lychgate, St Mary's Rogiet © Jaggery cc-by-sa/2.0

ST4587 : Lychgate, St Mary's Rogiet

taken 6 years ago, near to Llanfihangel Rogiet, Monmouthshire/Sir Fynwy, Great Britain

Lychgate, St Mary's Rogiet

Over the entrance on the east side of this church. Link
Derived from an Old English word for a corpse, a lychgate is the roofed gateway to a churchyard,
formerly used to shelter a coffin until the clergyman's arrival for the burial or pre-burial service.

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Grid Square: ST4587, 130 images (more nearby )
Photographer: Jaggery (find more nearby)
Date Taken: Sunday, 24 January, 2016 (more nearby)
Submitted: Thursday, 28 January, 2016
Geographical Context: Village, Rural settlement Religious sites
Subject Location: OSGB36: ST 4571 8764 [10m precision]
WGS84: 51:35.0993N 2:47.0981W
Camera Location: OSGB36: ST 4570 8764
View Direction: EAST (about 90 degrees)