Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Ty Capel
Aberdaron, Gwynedd, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 26 June 1998
- Locality
- Yr Enlli / Bardsey Island
- Community
- Aberdaron
- Unitary authority
- Gwynedd
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.76425, -4.78674
- Cadw reference
- 20055
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 1608 "(13) Cambriae Typus." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Cadw's description
Location
Situated E of the Abbey ruin, on hillside just N of the Chapel.
History
Former chapel house presumably built in 1875 with the chapel adjoining, by the 3rd Baron Newborough.
Exterior
Chapel house, whitewashed render with steep slate close-eaved roofs, slate gable copings and brick corniced stacks, one on ridge and one at S end. One and a half storeys, with crosswing projecting to left. Small-paned casement windows with top-lights. Cross-wing has small 3-light over larger 3-light window. Main range to right has steep gabled porch with coped gable and plain square-headed entry, and similar 3-light window to right, with similar smaller 3-light window above in eaves dormer gable. Windowless S end, N side of crosswing has one 2-light window and rear gable has 12-pane first floor window over blank ground floor window. To left, another ground floor 2-light window.
Reason for designation
Included with chapel and walls as part of the group that frames the E side of the main complex of buildings around the Abbey ruin, and one of the series of late C19 houses forming part of the Newborough estate's development of the island.
Nearby in the register
- The ChapelReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Inscribed Stone in the Chapel, Bardsey IslandInscribed Stoneunder 1 mi
- Cross-Inscribed Stone in the Chapel, Bardsey IslandCross-marked stoneunder 1 mi
- Walls to Chapel and Ty CapelReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.