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St Non's Chapel is a small Early Medieval chapel located near St Davids in Pembrokeshire, Wales, traditionally associated with Saint Non, the mother of Saint David. The structure comprises the fragmentary remains of a stone-built chapel, with substantial portions of the walls surviving, which exemplify Early Medieval ecclesiastical architecture in Wales. The site holds significance as one of Wales's oldest places of Christian worship, with origins likely extending to the sixth century, when the cult of saints was establishing itself across the Welsh landscape. The chapel remains an important site of pilgrimage and veneration, with a holy well dedicated to Saint Non situated nearby, reflecting the continued spiritual significance of the location from the early medieval period through to the present day.
St Non's Chapel is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference PE013. View the official record →
St Non's Chapel is a small Early Medieval chapel located near St Davids in Pembrokeshire, Wales, traditionally associated with Saint Non, the mother of Saint David. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference PE013.
St Non'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 Non'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 PE013.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Well, south of Rhos-y-Cribed (1.1 km), Caerfai Camp (1.3 km), Clegyr-Boia Camp (1.5 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of St Non'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 Non's Chapel stands on Unnamed Extrusive Rocks, Neoproterozoic, bedrock that formed in the Neoproterozoic. The rock here is felsic tuff.