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St Peter's Church, Remains of is a medieval ecclesiastical building situated in Wales on bedrock of the South Wales Upper Coal Measures Formation. The underlying geology comprises mudstone, siltstone and sandstone interspersed with coal seams, ironstone and ferricrete deposits, typical of Westphalian-age strata that characterise the South Wales coalfield region. This solid foundation of varied lithologies would have provided both challenges and resources for the medieval builders of this structure.
The church represents a period when religious communities were establishing and maintaining places of worship across the Welsh landscape. Stone and building materials would have been available locally or quarried from the surrounding geology, making use of the sandstone and other workable stone within the Upper Coal Measures sequence. The ferricrete nodules common to these deposits may also have been incorporated into construction.
The remains are now protected as a scheduled monument under Cadw reference GM338, reflecting the archaeological and historical significance of this medieval religious site. Despite its ruined state, the monument preserves evidence of medieval ecclesiastical architecture and settlement patterns in Wales, contributing to understanding of the Church's presence in the region during the Middle Ages.
St Peter's Church, Remains of is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference GM338. View the official record →
St Peter's Church, Remains of is a medieval ecclesiastical building situated in Wales on bedrock of the South Wales Upper Coal Measures Formation. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference GM338.
St Peter's Church, Remains of dates from the medieval period, and is classified as a church. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
St Peter's Church, Remains of 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 GM338.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Medieval Chapel of Talygarn (6.2 km), Ogof y Pebyll Cave (6.2 km), Cross in St Mary's Churchyard (7 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of St Peter's Church, Remains of's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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St Peter's Church, Remains of stands on South Wales Upper Coal Measures Formation, bedrock that formed in the Westphalian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone, sandstone, coal, ironstone and ferricrete.