Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Lychgate at Church of Saint Michael
Geneu'r Glyn, Ceredigion, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Religious, Ritual and Funerary
- Date of designation
- 21 January 1964
- Locality
- Llandre
- Town
- Bow Street
- Community
- Geneu'r Glyn
- Unitary authority
- Ceredigion
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.46237, -4.02807
- Cadw reference
- 9829
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 1830 "V.3:11-15:XV. Britisches Reich. A. Kon: England. b. Frstenthum Wales: Shire: 37-40" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Cadw's description
Location
Situated to the S of the Church of Saint Michael in the village of Llandre.
History
Lychgate to the parish church, of uncertain date, possibly C17, but more probably early C18. Illustrated in an early C19 print of previous church by H. Gastineau. Restored 1995.
Exterior
Rubble stone with slate roof, stone gable each front, without coping stones, and broad round arch with stone voussoirs. Arch-braced collar-truss in oak. Recesses towards front within on both sides with oak lintels.
Reason for designation
A rare surviving example of a pre C19 church lychgate.
Nearby in the register
- Castell GwallterCastleunder 1 mi
- Sunday SchoolReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Caer Pwll-GlasHillfortunder 1 mi
- Pont Felin-newyddTransportunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.