Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Ruins of Old Church of a St Brynach
Dinas Cross, Pembrokeshire, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Cwm-Yr-Eglwys, Dinas Cross, Pembrokeshire, designated on 16 January 1952.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Religious, Ritual and Funerary
- Date of designation
- 16 January 1952
- Locality
- Cwm-Yr-Eglwys
- Community
- Dinas Cross
- Unitary authority
- Pembrokeshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.02351, -4.89470
- Cadw reference
- 11977
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1608 map "(13) Cambriae Typus." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1608 · (13) Cambriae Typus. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1891 · Sheet 10. Ordnance Survey of England and Wales. . (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1898 · 210 Cardigan (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1898 · 210 Cardigan (Outline) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 13. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
Situated overlooking bay on SE side of Dinas Island.
History
The medieval church of St Brynach was said to have replaced one at Brynhellan. It had nave, chancel, S transept and W bellcote according to mid C19 engraving: the surviving detail looks C15. It was severely damaged by storms in 1851 and destroyed in the great storm of 25 October 1859, leaving only the W gable. It was not rebuilt, but replaced by the present church of St Brynach at Brynhenllan, 1860-1 by R K Penson.
Exterior
Rubble stone low W wall and bellcote. Low Tudor-arched doorway with rough chamfered jambs and head in similar grey stone to C15 barn at Pentre Ifan, Nevern. Low pitched gable, coped in slates. Bellcote has 2 Tudor-arched chamfered openings in similar stone and slates to gable coping. Inner door head and rough stone voussoirs to cambered head.
Nearby in the register
- Dinas Island CastellPromontory Fort - inlandunder 1 mi
- Island FarmhouseDomesticunder 1 mi
- Cwm Dewi FawrDomesticunder 1 mi
- Cwm Dewi FachDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.