Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
E Precinct Wall at Ewenny Priory (house)
Ewenny, Vale of Glamorgan, Wales
A Grade II* listed building in Ewenny Priory, Ewenny, Vale of Glamorgan, designated on 3 March 1998.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II*
- Broad class
- Religious, Ritual and Funerary
- Date of designation
- 3 March 1998
- Locality
- Ewenny Priory
- Community
- Ewenny
- Unitary authority
- Vale of Glamorgan
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.48870, -3.56717
- Cadw reference
- 19465
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 1636 map "Cornubia : Devonia, Somersetus, Dorcestria, Wiltonia, Glocestria ..." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1636 · Cornubia : Devonia, Somersetus, Dorcestria, Wiltonia, Glocestria ... (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1637 · The fourth table of England. Cornub. Devonia, Somerset etc. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1865 · England and Wales. England No. 6. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1897 · 262 Pontypridd (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1897 · 262 Pontypridd (Outline) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
Aligned roughly N/S in Ewenny Priory (house) garden, joining churchyard at SE and former SE gatehouse.
History
Main E section believed to be part of the early precinct wall dating from soon after foundation of Priory in C12, not remodelled and strengthened like the W sections in C13. Incorporates original C12 W doorway of Priory Church re-set as garden gate in early C19 (separately listed). NE return is post Dissolution probably relating to enclosure of Ewenny Priory (house) grounds in early C19.
Exterior
Main section is a straight stretch of wall joining the former SE gatehouse later converted to columbarium and SE corner of Priory churchyard. Of stone rubble with 2 rows of putlogs. At NE it forms the E wall of an enclosure which is the private cemetery of the Picton Turbervill family, occupiers of Ewenny Priory (house). The return NE bordering the N side of the private cemetery and the S side of the churchyard has battlements incorporating arrow loops, wall walk, all on a much smaller scale than W of church, with a low stretch of footing joining ruined N transept at NE corner.
Reason for designation
Listed II* as probably the earliest stretch of precinct wall although not as elaborate as the later W rebuild; group value with the other buildings of Ewenny Priory, in particular Ewenny Priory Church and SE Tower.
Scheduled Ancient Monument Gm 190 (part).
Nearby in the register
- Romanesque gateway in former E precinct wall at Ewenny Priory (house)Religious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Ewenny Priory ChurchReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Church of St MichaelReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Ewenny Priory (house)Domesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.