Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Lychgate and churchyard wall to Church of St Tudwen
Buan, Gwynedd, Wales
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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Shown on 5 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1608 "(13) Cambriae Typus." (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.