Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Lower Churchyard Walls and Gateway
Holyhead, Isle of Anglesey, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Religious, Ritual and Funerary
- Date of designation
- 25 July 1994
- Community
- Holyhead
- Unitary authority
- Isle of Anglesey
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 53.31132, -4.63184
- Cadw reference
- 14750
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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Shown on 5 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1799 "Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Cadw's description
Location
Below St Cybi’s Church, parallel to road enclosing lower level of churchyard.
History
Wall probably first built early C19 when lower churchyard formed; gateway dated 1926.
Exterior
Dark grey rubble wall circa 2 high with central gateway (in style of Clough Williams Ellis, architect). Gateway in paler stone has shaped gable, round-headed archway with elaborate wrought iron gates.
Above gateway, inscriptions on slate; to Victoria Road ‘Sancte Kybi Ora Per Nobis’; towards church ‘Cared Coeth Yr Encilion’, and date ‘1926’, together with monogram consisting of letters ‘AJH’ (?) following monogram of Albrecht Durer, renaissance artist.
[Wall links back to upper walls by rubble walls to each end.]
Reason for designation
Included for group value with walls to upper churchyard.
Nearby in the register
- Roman Wall Surrounding St Cybi's ChurchyardFortunder 1 mi
- St Cybi's ChurchReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Stanley HouseDomesticunder 1 mi
- The Captains TableDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.