Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Dovecote and barn at Penmon Priory
Llangoed, Isle of Anglesey, Wales
A Grade II* listed building in Penmon, Llangoed, Isle of Anglesey, designated on 17 July 2002.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II*
- Broad class
- Agriculture and Subsistence
- Date of designation
- 17 July 2002
- Locality
- Penmon
- Community
- Llangoed
- Unitary authority
- Isle of Anglesey
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 53.30566, -4.05578
- Cadw reference
- 26763
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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 · 94 Beaumaris (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
Set at the S side of a country road leading to the SE tip of the island at Black Point, or Trwyn Du, Penmon.
History
Late C16 or early C17 dovecote, built c1600 and abutted by a later, probably C18, threshing barn.
Exterior
Built of roughly coursed rubble masonry, the dovecote is square in plan with a corbelled stone roof dome surmounted by a a hexagonal latern with small stone dome carried on 6 moulded piers. Below the eaves is a plain square string. The square headed doorway opens out to the road to the N; a small square opening above and corresponding openings in the S and W walls.
The abutting barn is now roofless, with wide opposing segmentally arched doors with voussoir heads and flanking ventilation slits.
Interior
The interior of the dovecote is lined with nesting holes and there is a circular tower with steps in the centre.
Reason for designation
Listed as an excellent, well-preserved, late C16 or early C17 dovecote of striking architectural form and adjoining barn standing at the heart of a rich historic landscape which includes the adjacent Priory church with surrounding conventual buildings, the nearby holy well and cell and also the monastic remains at Ynys Seiriol.
Ancient Monument No 1/1838/AN 061 (ANG) G.
Nearby in the register
- Penmon Dovecotedovecoteunder 1 mi
- Priory house outbuildingDomesticunder 1 mi
- Penmon CrossCrossunder 1 mi
- Refectory at Penmon PrioryReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.