Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Lychgate and churchyard wall to Church of St Tudwen
Buan, Gwynedd, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Llandudwen, Pwllheli, Buan, Gwynedd, designated on 15 July 1998.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Religious, Ritual and Funerary
- Date of designation
- 15 July 1998
- Locality
- Llandudwen
- Town
- Pwllheli
- Community
- Buan
- Unitary authority
- Gwynedd
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.90137, -4.56831
- Cadw reference
- 20130
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)
- 1883 · Watershed map England, Wales 3. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1899 · 134 Pwllheli (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 9 and 10. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
Isolated walled churchyard by Llandudwen farm, approached by drive running N off lane about 1.3 km W of Madryn Castle.
History
Lychgate and surrounding walls of uncertain date to rectangular churchyard of Llandudwen church. The church was rebuilt in the C16 to C17, the lychgate could be C17.
Exterior
Lychgate and churchyard walls. Continuous rubble stone boundary wall to rectangular churchyard, with rough stone coping. Walled entry path to W with a mounting stone inscribed Garreg Farch at the far end. Lychgate, of rubble stone, has plain flat-topped W side and slated gabled roofed building behind with E square headed doorway and stone lintel.
Reason for designation
Included for group value with Church of St Tudwen.
Nearby in the register
- Church of St TudwenReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Ty BwlcynDomesticunder 1 mi
- Pen-sarnDomesticunder 1 mi
- Madryn Castle GatehouseDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.