Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Lych-gate at Church of St Michael
Llanrug, Gwynedd, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Religious, Ritual and Funerary
- Date of designation
- 27 August 1999
- Locality
- Llanrug
- Community
- Llanrug
- Unitary authority
- Gwynedd
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 53.14446, -4.20416
- Cadw reference
- 22236
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 1896 "Sheet 7. Ordnance Survey of England and Wales." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Cadw's description
Location
Lych-gate located immediately to the north-west of the Church of St Michael in the north-west corner of the churchyard.
History
The lych-gate was built in 1714 from money left for the purpose by the Rev Rice Morgan.
Exterior
Small gabled structure of roughcast rubblestone under a grouted graded slate roof with slate-coped verges. Massive projecting stone lintels to rough square-headed arches, outer with C19 iron gates and inner with bracket for lantern above. Slightly recessed and heavily worn inscription stone under its own projecting lintel above outer arch reads "BUILT: 1714/ A: LEGAC(Y): W(AS)/ BEQUEATHED: BY YE: REVd: RICE/ MOR: A(M): TOW/ ARDS: THIS: GA(TE)/ WAS: LAID: OUT/ BY: RWR: OI: TH: W ( )."
Interior
Roof of lych-gate has central A-frame truss rising from walls with pegged collar and yoke supporting ridge piece; single purlins and rafters, all with extensive traces of limewash and limetorching between.
Reason for designation
Included as a dated early C18 lych-gate, which forms a good group with the Church of St Michael, the adjoining memorial enclosure, churchyard wall and railings.
Nearby in the register
- Church of St MichaelReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Churchyard wall, railings and memorial enclosure at Church of St MichaelReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Stables at Plas TirionDomesticunder 1 mi
- Stables/coach house at Plas TirionDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.