Walled Enclosure to Newborough Cross, Aberdaron, Gwynedd

Coordinates

Latitude: 52.7644 / 52°45'51"N

Longitude: -4.7877 / 4°47'15"W

OS Eastings: 212013

OS Northings: 322182

OS Grid: SH120221

Mapcode National: GBR GPKD.7Q1

Mapcode Global: WH33S.FSD2

Plus Code: 9C4QQ676+QW

Entry Name: Walled Enclosure to Newborough Cross

Listing Date: 26 June 1998

Last Amended: 26 June 1998

Grade: II

Source: Cadw

Source ID: 20053

Building Class: Religious, Ritual and Funerary

ID on this website: 300020053

Location: Walled roughly square enclosure around the Newborough cross.

County: Gwynedd

Community: Aberdaron

Locality: Yr Enlli / Bardsey Island

Traditional County: Caernarfonshire

Tagged with: Wall

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History

Walled enclosure, presumably of 1891 when the cross was erected, but similar to the other walls erected in the late C19 by the Newborough estate.

Exterior

Walls enclosing square area around the cross, rubble stone with squared stone cappings and two square gatepiers at W entry with raised band below cap.

Reasons for Listing

Included for group value with the cross and neighbouring Abbey ruin, and part of the pattern of stone-walled enclosures which is a characteristic feature of the Bardsey landscape.

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Other nearby listed buildings

II Newborough Cross
Situated in separately walled enclosure just N of the Abbey graveyard.
I Ruin of Abbey of St Mary
Situated towards the N end of the island in walled churchyard.
II Hendy and Ty Nant
Situated just N of the Newborough cross towards N end of the island.
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 centre
Situated towards the centre of the Abbey graveyard SE of the 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.
II Memorial Cross in graveyard to S
Situated at the SW corner of the Abbey graveyard.
II Double Farm-court to Hendy/Ty Nant and Ty Bach/Ty Nesaf.
Situated just W of Abbey ruin.

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Walled Enclosure to Newborough Cross

A Grade II Listed Building in Aberdaron, Gwynedd