Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Entrance Gates at St Michael's Church
Ciliau Aeron, Ceredigion, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Ciliau Aeron, Ceredigion, designated on 23 May 1996.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 23 May 1996
- Locality
- Ciliau Aeron
- Community
- Ciliau Aeron
- Unitary authority
- Ceredigion
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.20113, -4.19321
- Cadw reference
- 17518
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)
- 1830 · V.3:11-15:XV. Britisches Reich. A. Kon: England. b. Frstenthum Wales: Shire: 37-40 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1899 · 194 Llangranog (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 14. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1919 · Sheet 78. Lampeter. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
Churchyard situated on N side of B4339 in small settlement, some 1.5km S of Ciliau Aeron. Gateway to NW corner of graveyard, with mounting-block immediately to W.
History
Probably early C19.
Exterior
Gate piers of squared rubble, stone tabling and peaked cemented rubble coping. Paired cast iron gates with arrow finials, dog-rail with similar finials: bracing above.
Large rectangular rubble built mounting-block. Hollow interior covered by a mixture of thick long stone slabs and thinner slate slabs. Two steps to N end.
Reason for designation
Gates and mounting-block contribute to attractive approach to rare mid C18 parish church. Group value.
Nearby in the register
- Mounting-Block at St Michael's ChurchDomesticunder 1 mi
- Railed Beynon Family Tomb Plus David Davies Tomb in St Michael's ChurchyardReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Parish Church of St MichaelReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Defended Enclosure 130m ENE of Capel Ciliau AeronEnclosureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.