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Use Ref: 63 - Chest Tombs, Brympton d'Evercy, near Yeovil

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Description: In the churchyard at Brympton d'Evercy, Somerset are chest tombs made from Ham Hill Stone ranging from the 16th to the 18th century. Most have semi-circular arched panels with imposts, keystones and dentil moulding, a plain frieze and coped ledger (Lees 2000: 59, 128-9).
Stone Used: Ham Hill Stone
Quarry Name: Unknown
Archaeological Period: Post Medieval
Dates (if known): 1500 BC - 1800 BC
County: Somerset (Western England)
Map Ref: ST519153
Grid Reference: E: 351950 N: 115460