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St Eluned's Chapel and Well is a medieval chapel in Wales, protected by Cadw under reference BR236. The site occupies ground underlain by Lower Devonian rocks of mudstone, siltstone and sandstone, deposited during the Early Devonian period. This geology of the Welsh landscape has shaped settlement and sacred sites throughout history.
The chapel stands as testimony to medieval religious devotion, with the associated well indicating the sacred spring tradition common in Wales. Wells dedicated to local or Celtic saints frequently became pilgrimage destinations, their waters believed to possess healing properties. The combination of chapel and well represents a characteristic medieval Welsh pattern of religious site development.
St Eluned's Chapel and Well survives as a scheduled monument protected under Cadw's guardianship, ensuring preservation of this medieval heritage. The site contributes to our understanding of medieval Welsh spiritual practice and settlement patterns, whilst its geological setting within the Devonian bedrock anchors it within the broader landscape history of Wales.
St Eluned's Chapel and Well is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference BR236. View the official record →
St Eluned's Chapel and Well is a medieval chapel in Wales, protected by Cadw under reference BR236.
St Eluned's Chapel and Well dates from the medieval period, and is classified as a chapel. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
St Eluned's Chapel and Well 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 BR236.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Early Medieval Cross in St Brynach’s Church, Llanfrynach (3.3 km), Cross-Slab in Church (3.8 km), Ty Illtyd Long Barrow (4.6 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of St Eluned's Chapel and Well'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 Eluned's Chapel and Well stands on Lower Devonian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Early Devonian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.