Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Newton North Church
Martletwy, Pembrokeshire, Wales
A scheduled monument in Martletwy, Pembrokeshire, recorded as Church (Post Medieval/Modern).
The record
- Designation
- Scheduled monument
- Site type
- Church
- Period
- Post Medieval/Modern
- Community
- Martletwy
- Unitary authority
- Pembrokeshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates (centre of the scheduled area)
- 51.78506, -4.80561
- SAM number
- PE270
- Cadw record number
- 2692
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1588 map "Ortelius, Abraham: Theatro De La Tierra Universal. 0" (Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Munich).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1588 · Ortelius, Abraham: Theatro De La Tierra Universal. 0 (Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Munich)
- 1608 · (13) Cambriae Typus. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1891 · Sheet 10. Ordnance Survey of England and Wales. . (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1898 · 228 Haverfordwest (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 13. (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 church, probably dating to the medieval period. The church is ruinous and consists of an aisleless nave with a tower at the west and Chapel on south. The north wall of the nave has 2 light 16th Century windows. The walls and tower are complete to roof height, the tower has a rewel stairs in its South West corner.
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 scheduled area comprises the remains described and areas around them within which related evidence may be expected to survive.
Nearby in the register
- Newton North ChurchReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Minwear RingworkRingworkunder 1 mi
- Castell CochDomesticunder 1 mi
- Castell CochHouse (domestic)under 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.