Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Capel Dewi, Llwynhendy
Llanelli Rural, Carmarthenshire, Wales
A scheduled monument in Llanelli Rural, Carmarthenshire, recorded as Chapel (Medieval).
The record
- Designation
- Scheduled monument
- Site type
- Chapel
- Period
- Medieval
- Date of designation
- 19 November 2003
- Community
- Llanelli Rural
- Unitary authority
- Carmarthenshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates (centre of the scheduled area)
- 51.67700, -4.11454
- SAM number
- CM324
- Cadw record number
- 4073
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5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1636 map "Cornubia : Devonia, Somersetus, Dorcestria, Wiltonia, Glocestria ..." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1636 · Cornubia : Devonia, Somersetus, Dorcestria, Wiltonia, Glocestria ... (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1637 · The fourth table of England. Cornub. Devonia, Somerset etc. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1891 · Sheet 10. Ordnance Survey of England and Wales. . (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1897 · 247 Swansea (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1920 · Sheet 100. Llanelly. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Summary description and reason for designation
The following provides a general description of the Scheduled Monument.
The monument comprises the remains of the medieval Capel Dewi, Llwynhendy, a chapel probably dating from the twelfth or thirteenth century AD. The remains comprise the S-facing wall and the SW corner of the nave. The coursed rubble wall measures about 12m in length, 0.8m in thickness and about 2.6m in height. There has been partial collapse in the centre of the wall, probably indicative of the location of a doorway. Both corners are built of fine dressed quoins.
The monument is of national importance for its potential to enhance our knowledge of medieval ecclesiastical organisation. The monument forms an important element within the wider medieval context and the structure itself may be expected to contain archaeological information in regard to chronology, building techniques and functional detail. The surrounding area may be expected to contain further associated archaeological deposits (there are historical references to a graveyard).
The area scheduled comprises the remains described and an area around them within which related evidence may be expected to survive. It is irregular and measures 15m from ESE to WNW by up to 9m transversely.
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