Thesaurus Term/Concept: LYCH GATE

Identifier 70102
Class MONUMENT TYPE
Status Preferred
Index? Yes
Scope Note A covered gateway, at the entrance to a churchyard, where during a funeral a coffin could be set down until the vicar arrived.

Broader Terms/Concepts (1)

Related Terms/Concepts (4)

Narrower Terms/Concepts (0)

Instances/Examples (4)

Context Record
Monument Type MSO10835 20th Century lych gate in All Saints Churchyard, Dulverton (Building)
Monument Type MSO10429 Cemetery and lych gate, Hawkcombe, Porlock (Monument)
Monument Type MEM22341 Lychgate at St Mary's Churchyard, Lynton (Building)
Monument Type MEM24904 St Brendan's Churchyard (Monument)