Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
St Barruch's Chapel
Barry, Vale of Glamorgan, Wales
A scheduled monument in Barry, Vale of Glamorgan, recorded as Chapel (Early Medieval).
The record
- Designation
- Scheduled monument
- Site type
- Chapel
- Period
- Early Medieval
- Community
- Barry
- Unitary authority
- Vale of Glamorgan
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates (centre of the scheduled area)
- 51.39227, -3.26718
- SAM number
- GM120
- Cadw record number
- 2873
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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)
- 1858 · 20. Bridgewater. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1865 · England and Wales. England No. 6. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1898 · 263 Cardiff (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1913 · Sheet 110. Cardiff & Mouth of the Severn. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Summary description and reason for designation
The following provides a general description of the Scheduled Ancient Monument.
The monument comprises the remains of a small medieval chapel.
The chapel stands on level ground near the cliff top. It consists of low stone walls of two rectangular buildings, side by side - the chapel, which was a simple rectangular building with nave and smaller chancel, and a small building on its north side. The north wall of the chapel is the most upstanding, being c. 0.5m wide and 1-1.5m high, with fallen stone inside it. At the east end the east wall is missing and there is a lot of fallen stone inside. The south wall is incomplete and stands to c. 0.5m high. To the south of it is a horizontal stone slab. The smaller building to the north has low walls measuring c. 0.3-0.5m high and 0.5m wide. There are two internal projections on the south wall and an entrance on the south side of the west wall.
The monument is of national importance for its potential to enhance our knowledge of the organisation and practice of medieval Christianity. The site forms an important element within the wider medieval landscape. The site is well preserved and retains considerable archaeological potential. There is a strong probability of the presence of evidence relating to chronology, layout, building techniques and functional detail.
The scheduled area comprises the remains described and areas around them within which related evidence may be expected to survive.
Nearby in the register
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- SlipwayMaritimeunder 1 mi
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Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.