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Chantry Acre medieval chapel is a medieval chapel located in Wales and protected by Cadw under reference GM548. The site sits upon Dinantian rocks of Mississippian age, a geological foundation of limestone interspersed with subordinate sandstone and argillaceous deposits that would have been familiar to the masons who built the chapel. Medieval chantries were endowed chapels established to provide masses for the souls of their founders and benefactors, and such institutions became widespread across Britain from the 13th century onwards. Chantry Acre's name suggests a parcel of land specifically dedicated to support this religious function.
The limestone bedrock beneath the site provided an accessible building material, though its exact extraction and use in the chapel's construction remain to be confirmed through archaeological investigation. The chapel's positioning within the Welsh landscape reflects the medieval Church's integration into local communities, with chantries often sited in parishes where wealthy patrons sought spiritual commemoration. The monument survives as evidence of late medieval piety and the organisation of religious endowments in Wales during the period before the Reformation.
Chantry Acre medieval chapel is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference GM548. View the official record →
Chantry Acre medieval chapel is a medieval chapel located in Wales and protected 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).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Chantry Acre medieval chapel's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Chantry Acre medieval chapel stands on Dinantian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Mississippian. The rock here is limestone with subordinate sandstone and argillaceous rocks.