Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Church of St Dwynwen
Rhosyr, Isle of Anglesey, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Llanddwyn Island, Rhosyr, Isle of Anglesey, designated on 5 February 1952.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Religious, Ritual and Funerary
- Date of designation
- 5 February 1952
- Locality
- Llanddwyn Island
- Community
- Rhosyr
- Unitary authority
- Isle of Anglesey
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 53.13750, -4.41287
- Cadw reference
- 5446
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries
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
Location
The church remains lie in a shallow hollow in the centre of Llanddwyn Island.
History
Mainly early C16; the church was dedicated to St Dwynwen, the Welsh St Valentine and Welsh patroness of lovers.
Exterior
Cruciform plan church of which foundations and parts of the SE transept and walls at the SW corner of the nave remain. Built of rubble with brown sandstone dressings. The walls of the SE transept present the most complete of the remains, the SE wall still standing above the height of the window.
Reason for designation
Included for its historic interest as the now picturesque ruins of a C16 church which retain substantial detail.
Nearby in the register
- St Dwynwen's ChurchChurchunder 1 mi
- Former Keepers' and Pilots Houses at Llanddwyn LighthouseDomesticunder 1 mi
- Llanddwyn LighthouseMaritimeunder 1 mi
- Tower (Twr Bach)Maritimeunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.