Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Churchyard wall, railings and memorial enclosure 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
- 53.14438, -4.20394
- Cadw reference
- 22246
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
Churchyard wall and railings defining the extent of the original churchyard on the north, south and west sides; railed memorial enclosure in angle with lych-gate.
History
The churchyard wall is likely to be late C18 or early C19 but marks the extent of the medieval churchyard to the north, south and west; the railings to the wall and memorial enclosure are late C19. The churchyard has been extended to the north-east and more recently to the south-east.
Exterior
Churchyard walls of roughly coursed rubblestone with stone-on-edge coping, save on north side, which has arrow-headed iron railings on slate coping as far east as east end of chancel of St Michael's Church; similar but more elaborately decorated railings with Gothic tracery detailing to unidentified square memorial enclosure in angle with lych-gate.
Reason for designation
Included for its group value with St Michael's Church and lych-gate, the wall is important for marking the extent of the original medieval churchyard, while both the railings and memorial are good examples of Victorian Gothic ironwork.
Nearby in the register
- Church of St MichaelReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Lych-gate 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.