Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Retaining Wall for Church of St. Cwyfan
Aberffraw, Isle of Anglesey, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Porth Cwyfan, Aberffraw, Isle of Anglesey, designated on 25 November 1998.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Religious, Ritual and Funerary
- Date of designation
- 25 November 1998
- Locality
- Porth Cwyfan
- Community
- Aberffraw
- Unitary authority
- Isle of Anglesey
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 53.18548, -4.49218
- Cadw reference
- 20965
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 1883 map "Watershed map England, Wales 3." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1883 · Watershed map England, Wales 3. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1896 · Sheet 7. Ordnance Survey of England and Wales. (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
History
The retaining wall contains the probably built-up small island on which the church is situated, but has no readily dateable features. It is likely that it is late medieval in origin, though there is evidence of extensive subsequent repair.
Exterior
Retaining wall to island. Rough rubble walls, battered and angled to enclose the irregularly shaped small island. Stone steps incorporated within curved inset on the landward side, with simple iron rail.
Reason for designation
The wall serves to enclose the entire small island and is therefore a highly significant landscape feature and a very important part of the setting of the church.
Nearby in the register
- Church of St. CwyfanReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Llangwyfan-isafDomesticunder 1 mi
- Trwyn Du round cairnRound Cairn1 mi
- Church of St. BeunoReligious, Ritual and Funerary1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.