Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Sea Wall, Surf Point
Llanfaelog, Isle of Anglesey, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Rhosneigr, Llanfaelog, Isle of Anglesey, designated on 7 September 1998.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Maritime
- Date of designation
- 7 September 1998
- Locality
- Rhosneigr
- Community
- Llanfaelog
- Unitary authority
- Isle of Anglesey
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 53.23097, -4.52189
- Cadw reference
- 20426
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 1799 map "Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1799 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1883 · Watershed map England, Wales 3. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1899 · 105 Carnarvon (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 9 and 10. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1919 · Sheet 41. Anglesey. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
Located to the seaward side of Surf Point, at the SE side of Traeth Crigyll, NW of Rhosneigr. A stretch of sea wall running from 23174/37337 to 23180/37344.
History
Probably built 1906-8, contemporary with the adjacent Surf Point.
Exterior
A stretch of seawall, built of rubble masonry, part rendered. The wall is comprised of 5 adjoining sections; the south-westernmost section has a round-fronted rendered cap and contains a central, circular bastion; the abutting stretch of wall is fully rendered and the round-fronted capping is embattled; the next stretch north-westwards is also embattled but has lost most of its facing render; abutting the NW end is another circular bastion (as the first) and the stretch of wall at the far NW end is embattled and without much of its render. The rear of the wall has widely spaced buttresses with rounded caps, the wall has periodic openings to the properties beyond, which in turn are seperated by rubble walls and railings which abut the rear of the seawall.
Reason for designation
Listed as a good example of an early C20 sea wall; created to form an inspired setting to the the similarly styled Surf Point house which stands above it to the E.
Nearby in the register
- Surf PointDomesticunder 1 mi
- War MemorialCommemorativeunder 1 mi
- The Old RectoryDomestic1 mi
- Llanfaelog Community CentreRecreational1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.