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St Davids Cathedral Close Wall is a medieval defensive and boundary structure enclosing the cathedral precinct at St Davids in Pembrokeshire, Wales. Dating principally to the medieval period, the wall served to define and protect the cathedral's immediate vicinity, a common feature of major ecclesiastical establishments in medieval Wales and England. The surviving sections of walling, together with the documented locations of former gateway openings, attest to the Close's original extent and the controlled access points that regulated movement between the sacred precinct and the surrounding settlement. The structure reflects the status and autonomy of St Davids as one of Wales's most significant pilgrimage centres and ecclesiastical foundations.
St Davids Cathedral Close: Close Wall and Sites of Former Gateways is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference PE018. View the official record →
St Davids Cathedral Close Wall is a medieval defensive and boundary structure enclosing the cathedral precinct at St Davids in Pembrokeshire, Wales. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference PE018.
St Davids Cathedral Close: Close Wall and Sites of Former Gateways dates from the medieval period, and is classified as a wall. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
St Davids Cathedral Close: Close Wall and Sites of Former Gateways 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 PE018.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including St Non's Chapel (0.9 km), Clegyr-Boia Camp (1.3 km), Well, south of Rhos-y-Cribed (1.5 km).
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