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Capel Isaf Cemetery is a medieval burial ground located in Wales and protected by Cadw under reference CM387. The site lies over bedrock of the South Wales Upper Coal Measures Formation, a sequence of mudstones, siltstones and sandstones interspersed with coal seams and ironstone deposits that accumulated during the Westphalian period of the Carboniferous. This geological setting shaped both the landscape and the resources available to medieval communities in the region.
The cemetery represents a significant phase of Christian burial practice in medieval Wales. Such burial grounds typically served the spiritual needs of local populations over extended periods, with interments made according to the religious conventions of the age. The protected status of this site reflects its importance in understanding medieval settlement patterns, Christian practice and community organisation in Wales.
The location of Capel Isaf Cemetery on Coal Measures geology is characteristic of South Wales, where such solid bedrock underlay many medieval settlements and activity sites. The presence of ironstone and ferricrete in the local geology would have been familiar resources to the medieval inhabitants of the area, contributing to the economic context of the region during this period.
Capel Isaf Cemetery is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference CM387. View the official record →
Capel Isaf Cemetery is a medieval burial ground located in Wales and protected by Cadw under reference CM387.
Capel Isaf Cemetery dates from the medieval period, and is classified as a cemetery. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Capel Isaf Cemetery is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Cadw — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in Wales. The official designation reference is CM387.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Gron-Gaer (6.6 km), Llanelen Chapel Site (7.3 km), Cil Ifor Promontory Fort (8.4 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Capel Isaf Cemetery's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Capel Isaf Cemetery stands on South Wales Upper Coal Measures Formation, bedrock that formed in the Westphalian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone, sandstone, coal, ironstone and ferricrete.