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St Rogue's Chapel is a medieval chapel in Wales, protected by Cadw as monument GM247. The building stands upon bedrock of the Lias Group, a sequence of mudstone, siltstone, limestone and sandstone laid down during the Aalenian period of the early Jurassic. This geology would have been well known to medieval builders, who could have sourced local stone for construction from nearby outcrops and quarries.
The chapel reflects the devotional landscape of medieval Wales, when small sanctuaries dedicated to local or minor saints served communities away from larger parish churches. St Rogue's dedication suggests veneration of a saint with a cult following in this region, though little is now recorded of its precise religious function or history. Such chapels often occupied positions in the landscape chosen for practical access and visibility as much as spiritual significance.
Today the monument survives as evidence of medieval religious practice and settlement patterns. Its preservation under Cadw protection recognises the importance of smaller ecclesiastical structures in understanding the complete picture of medieval Welsh society and faith, beyond the more prominent cathedrals and major monasteries that dominate historical records.
St Rogue's Chapel is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference GM247. View the official record →
St Rogue's Chapel is a medieval chapel in Wales, protected by Cadw as monument GM247. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference GM247.
St Rogue's Chapel 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 Rogue'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 GM247.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Cwm Bach Camps (6.7 km), Buarth-Mawr Barn (6.8 km), Cwm Nash Defended Enclosure (7.9 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of St Rogue'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 Rogue's Chapel stands on Lias Group, bedrock that formed in the Aalenian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone, limestone and sandstone.