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St Dogmaels Abbey is a Benedictine foundation established in the early twelfth century on the banks of the River Teifi in Cardigan, Pembrokeshire. The abbey was founded around 1115 by the Norman lord Robert fitz Martin, though the surviving stone structures date predominantly from the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries. The ruins include the remains of the church, with its distinctive west front doorway, alongside fragmentary claustral buildings typical of the monastic plan. The site was dissolved during the Reformation and subsequently fell into ruin, though its substantial architectural remains continue to testify to its former importance as a significant Benedictine house in South Wales.
St Dogmaels Abbey is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference PE073. View the official record →
St Dogmaels Abbey is a Benedictine foundation established in the early twelfth century on the banks of the River Teifi in Cardigan, Pembrokeshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference PE073.
St Dogmaels Abbey dates from the medieval period, and is classified as a abbey. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
St Dogmaels Abbey 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 PE073.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Court Moated Site (7 km), Castell Eglwyswrw (7.9 km), Castell Henllys (8.2 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of St Dogmaels Abbey'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 Dogmaels Abbey stands on Caradoc Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Caradocian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.