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St Barruch's Chapel is an early medieval chapel situated in Wales and protected by Cadw under reference GM120. The chapel occupies a site underlain by Triassic rocks, predominantly mudstone, siltstone and sandstone, which would have provided the raw materials for any rubble stone construction typical of the period. These soft sedimentary deposits have weathered considerably over the millennia, shaping both the landscape and the building practices of communities in this region.
Early medieval chapels such as this served important functions in the Christianisation of Wales, often associated with the missionary activities of saints and the establishment of monastic sites. St Barruch's chapel bears witness to the religious geography of the early medieval period, when such small stone structures became focal points for Christian worship and pastoral care across the Welsh countryside.
The monument's survival into the modern era, sufficient to warrant Cadw protection, indicates the durability of early medieval masonry despite its modest construction. The chapel remains an important archaeological record of early Christianity in Wales, and its local Triassic bedrock setting preserves information about settlement patterns and resource use in the region during this formative period of Welsh Christian history.
St Barruch's Chapel is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference GM120. View the official record →
St Barruch's Chapel is an early medieval chapel situated in Wales and protected by Cadw under reference GM120.
St Barruch's Chapel dates from the early medieval period, and is classified as a chapel. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
St Barruch's 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 GM120.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Round Barrow 612m N of Bendrick Rock (1.4 km), Barry Castle (1.9 km), Knap Roman Site (2 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of St Barruch's Chapel'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.
St Barruch's Chapel stands on Triassic Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Triassic. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.