Memorial Cross in graveyard centre, Aberdaron, Gwynedd

Coordinates

Latitude: 52.7643 / 52°45'51"N

Longitude: -4.7876 / 4°47'15"W

OS Eastings: 212019

OS Northings: 322164

OS Grid: SH120221

Mapcode National: GBR GPKD.7R6

Mapcode Global: WH33S.FSF6

Plus Code: 9C4QQ676+PX

Entry Name: Memorial Cross in graveyard centre

Listing Date: 26 June 1998

Last Amended: 26 June 1998

Grade: II

Source: Cadw

Source ID: 20050

Building Class: Religious, Ritual and Funerary

ID on this website: 300020050

Location: Situated towards the centre of the Abbey graveyard SE of the Abbey ruin.

County: Gwynedd

Community: Aberdaron

Locality: Yr Enlli / Bardsey Island

Traditional County: Caernarfonshire

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History

Late C19 memorial cross in Celtic revival style, erected to commemorate the twenty thousand saints supposedly buried on the island.

Exterior

Memorial cross, stone, tall Celtic cross on tapering base with chamfered top. Cross has raised roll edges and raised roundels to centre and 4 arms. Top is finished with a small gabled stone with roll ridge.

Reasons for Listing

Included as part of the group of Celtic-revival cross memorials in the Abbey environs.

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Other nearby listed buildings

I Ruin of Abbey of St Mary
Situated towards the N end of the island in walled churchyard.
II Graveyard Wall to Abbey of St Mary
Wall enclosing the graveyard with the ruined abbey tower in NW corner.
II Memorial Cross in graveyard to S
Situated at the SW corner of the Abbey graveyard.
II Newborough Cross
Situated in separately walled enclosure just N of the Abbey graveyard.
II Walled Enclosure to Newborough Cross
Walled roughly square enclosure around the Newborough cross.
II Hendy and Ty Nant
Situated just N of the Newborough cross towards N end of the island.
II Double Farm-court to Hendy/Ty Nant and Ty Bach/Ty Nesaf.
Situated just W of Abbey ruin.
II Boundary Walls to Hendy and Ty Nant
Enclosing walls to paired rear gardens and narrow front gardens to Hendy and Ty Nant.

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Memorial Cross in graveyard centre

A Grade II Listed Building in Aberdaron, Gwynedd