Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Lychgate at Church of All Saints
Cynwyd, Denbighshire, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Llangar, Cynwyd, Denbighshire, designated on 28 January 2004.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- No class recorded
- Date of designation
- 28 January 2004
- Locality
- Llangar
- Community
- Cynwyd
- Unitary authority
- Denbighshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.97100, -3.39614
- Cadw reference
- 82409
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesLlyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru – The National Library of WalesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries
5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1795 map "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).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1795 · To Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn Bart ... the map of the six counties of North Wales is most… (Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru – The National Library of Wales)
- 1830 · V.3:11-15:XV. Britisches Reich. A. Kon: England. b. Frstenthum Wales: Shire: 37-40 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1883 · Watershed map England, Wales 3. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1898 · 120 Corwen (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 9 and 10. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
Located to the SW of the church and forming the main entrance to the churchyard.
History
Probably C18, and contemporary with the boundary walls of the graveyard.
Exterior
Lychgate of white-washed rubble stone under a graded slate roof with raised stone copings and kneelers; the pitched roof is supported on the gable end walls. The N side is open; the S wall contains a central boarded door rising to the eaves. Inside is a flagstone floor, with shallow wooden benches attached to the side walls.
Reason for designation
Listed as a fine C18 lychgate unaltered by Victorian restoration. Group value with Church of All Saints.
Nearby in the register
- Llangar Old ChurchChurchunder 1 mi
- Church of All SaintsReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- BryntirionNo class recordedunder 1 mi
- Hafod y calchNo class recordedunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.