Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Memorial Cross in graveyard to S
Aberdaron, Gwynedd, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Yr Enlli / Bardsey Island, Aberdaron, Gwynedd, designated on 26 June 1998.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Religious, Ritual and Funerary
- Date of designation
- 26 June 1998
- Locality
- Yr Enlli / Bardsey Island
- Community
- Aberdaron
- Unitary authority
- Gwynedd
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.76416, -4.78767
- Cadw reference
- 20051
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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)
- 1637 · Particular description of Wales. Cambria seu Wallia (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1799 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1883 · Watershed map England, Wales 3. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1898 · 133 Bardsey Island (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
Situated at the SW corner of the Abbey graveyard.
History
Late C19 memorial cross in the Celtic revival style, the most elaborately carved of the 3 Celtic revival crosses in the Abbey environs.
Exterior
Memorial cross, Celtic style, in stone with 2 step base under large battered-sided pedestal with chamfered top. Cross itself has square plinth with Celtic interlace, similar interlace to 2 panels on shaft under small crucified Christ figure against the arms of the wheel cross. Interlace square panels on arm ends, and gabled top piece with roll ridge. Latin inscription on pedestal.
Reason for designation
Included as a good example of Celtic revival carved stonework, and for group value with other crosses, Abbey ruin and graveyard wall.
Nearby in the register
- Memorial Cross in graveyard centreReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Ruin of Abbey of St MaryReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- St Mary's Abbey, Bardsey IslandAbbeyunder 1 mi
- Graveyard Wall to Abbey of St MaryReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.