Memorial
Llywelyn Ap Gruffudd/ Prince Llywelyn The Last-obelisk (lost)
Names listed on this memorial
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- Type of Memorial
- Obelisk
- WMR Reference Number
- 61219
- Description
- Stone obelisk. Apparently it was intended as a stopgap until a more noble monument could be provided (E J Mason: 'Portrait of the Brecon Beacons' (London: Robert Hale, 1975) p.206. It was described as '... an insignificant monument' in L Russell Muirhead's 'Wales' (London: Ernest Benn Ltd- The Blue Guides, 1948) p.159
- Inscription
- (Unknown: inscriptions in Welsh and English)
- Number Commemorated
- 1
- Died
- 1
- Additional Information
- Details of name list not known/partially known
- Sponsor Type
- private
- Additional Cost/Sponsorship Information
- Stanley Bligh, an English barrister and local landowner, built the memorial at his own cost, on his land. He was the son of a Sheriff of Brecknock.
- Maintenance History
- The stone is incorporated in the stonework in the approach to the 1956 memorial (Our ref. 61220).
Ceremonies
1902
Components
- Obelisk
Made from: Stone
Condition: Lost
- Oxford Dictionary of National Biography Llwelyn ap Gruffudd (d.1282) Published:Oxford University Press 2004