A lychgate, also spelled lichgate, lycugate, or as two separate words lych gate, (from Old English lic, corpse) is a gateway covered with a roof found at the entrance to a traditional English or English-style churchyard. Examples exist also outside the British isles such as Sweden. ==Name== The word lych survived into modern English from the Old E... Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lychgate