Stone lychgate at the entrance to St Cynog's churchyard, Ystradgynlais
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Stone lychgate at the entrance to St Cynog's churchyard, Ystradgynlais
Image: © Jaggery Taken: 20 May 2016
From Heol Eglwys. The lychgate is about 100 metres from the church. http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/4974062 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. The information board on the left gives a history of Ystradgynlais in Welsh and English. Car park information notices are on the right.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.776745
Longitude
-3.759457