Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Lychgate at the Church of St Sannan
Llansannan, Conwy, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Religious, Ritual and Funerary
- Date of designation
- 21 July 1999
- Locality
- Llansannan
- Community
- Llansannan
- Unitary authority
- Conwy
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 53.17917, -3.59619
- Cadw reference
- 22063
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 1795 "To Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn Bart ... the map of the six counties of North Wales is most humbly inscribed by his obedient humble servant" (Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru – The National Library of Wales).
Cadw's description
Location
Located at the entrance to the churchyard of St Sannan, c40m SW of the church. The lychgate is set back from the N side of the A544 in the centre of Llansannan.
History
Late C18, contemporary with the partial rebuilding of the adjacent church in 1778.
Exterior
Rubble stone archway with slate covered pitched roof over.
Interior
The wall heads are corbelled inward to support the roof which has a a single pair of rough chamfered purlins.
Hung within the lychgate are a pair of modern timber and ironwork gates.
Reason for designation
Included for group value with the church of St Sannan and as a simple lychgate with vernacular character.
Nearby in the register
- Church of St SannanReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- 'The Girl' Memorial StatueCommemorativeunder 1 mi
- Crown HouseDomesticunder 1 mi
- ExchangeDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.