Hooded Tombs

Some interior features

Dyserth War Graves

St Bridget’s Church

Bishop Morgan & The Old Vicarage

Just beyond the east end of the church, behind a large tree, is a collection of 17th century tombs. Two of these are rare Jacobean canopied tombs.

Hooded Tombs 01

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Hooded Tombs 02

Underneath the canopies of the tombs are carved sculls & crossbones

The date on the centre tomb above is shown below - 1676

Scull beneath the canopy Date, 1676
Brass Plaque

This brass plaque inside the church refers to the tombs - it says:-

Beneath the canopied tombstones
in the adjoining Churchyard are
interred the remains of many
generations of the ancient family
of Hughes of Llewerllyd
in this parish - descended
in the male line from Prince
Cadwalladr second son of
Griffith ab Cynan - King
of North Wales AD 1079-1130
To their memory this Brass is
erected by their descendant Hugh
Robert Hughes of Kinmel Lord
Lieutenant and Custos Rotulorum
of the Countu of Flint AD 1906

Some interior features

Dyserth War Graves

St Bridget’s Church

Bishop Morgan & The Old Vicarage

 

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