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Chantry Acre medieval chapel is a small religious structure located in Wales, designated as a scheduled ancient monument under Cadw reference GM548. The chapel dates to the medieval period and functioned as a chantry chapel, a foundation typically established to provide for the saying of masses for the souls of the deceased. The site reflects the devotional practices and funerary customs of medieval Welsh communities, where such chapels served both spiritual and commemorative purposes for local patrons and their families. The physical remains preserve evidence of medieval religious architecture and demonstrate the distribution of such minor ecclesiastical buildings across the Welsh landscape during the medieval period.
Chantry Acre medieval chapel is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference GM548. View the official record →
Chantry Acre medieval chapel is a small religious structure located in Wales, designated as a scheduled ancient monument under Cadw reference GM548. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference GM548.
Chantry Acre medieval chapel dates from the medieval period, and is classified as a chapel. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Chantry Acre medieval chapel 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 GM548.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bishopston Valley Camp (0.8 km), Caswell Cliff Fort (1.3 km), St Peter's Chapel & Well, Caswell Bay (1.4 km).
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