Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Forecourt and Graveyard Gates, Gatepiers and Walls of Bethesda'r Fro Chapel
Llantwit Major, Vale of Glamorgan, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- No class recorded
- Date of designation
- 16 December 2004
- Locality
- Boverton
- Town
- Cowbridge / Y Bont-Faen
- Community
- Llantwit Major
- Unitary authority
- Vale of Glamorgan
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.41189, -3.45084
- Cadw reference
- 83388
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 1636 "Cornubia : Devonia, Somersetus, Dorcestria, Wiltonia, Glocestria ..." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Cadw's description
Location
Surrounding Bethesda'r Fro Chapel and its graveyard.
History
The chapel dates from c1840 and the walling is probably fairly closely contemporary with it, but a little earlier. The main circuit of walls to the graveyard does appear on the 1840 Tithe map, but with no building within it.
Exterior
South-west forecourt to chapel enclosed by limestone rubble wall with two gate piers and central C19 iron gate, the gate with circular uprights rising alternately above top and middle rails, the lower uprights with stud finials and the upper ones with arrow-headed finials. Three stone steps lead up through gate to stone flagged path leading up to the chapel door, with a path at right angles leading on left hand to north-west wing and on right hand or south-east to further C19 iron gate at entrance to graveyard, the last with circular uprights rising alternately to above top and middle rails, and all with arrow-head finials. The graveyard itself is surrounded by further rubble walls in a large square with piers and a wider opening with double iron gates giving access from the main road.
Reason for designation
Include for group value with Bethesda'r Fro Chapel.
Nearby in the register
- Bethesda'r Fro Chapel with attached mounting blockReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Round Barrow Cairn, 340m west of The ParwgRound barrow cairnunder 1 mi
- Orchard HouseDomesticunder 1 mi
- Tudor CottageDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.