| Capel Lligwy | |
|---|---|
 The ruined chapel, showing the doorway and the 16th-century side chapel (to the right) | |
  Capel Lligwy Location in Anglesey | |
| 53°21′09″N 4°15′23″W / 53.352429°N 4.256416°W | |
| OS grid reference | SH 499 863 |
| Location | Rhos Lligwy, Anglesey |
| Country | Wales, United Kingdom |
| History | |
| Status | Chapel of ease |
| Founded | 12th century |
| Dedication | Unknown |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Ruined |
| Heritage designation | Grade II |
| Designated | 2 September 1952 |
| Architectural type | Church |
| Style | Medieval |
| Closed | 18th century |
| Specifications | |
| Materials | Rubble masonry |
Capel Lligwy (sometimes referred to as Hen Gapel Lligwy) is a ruined chapel near Rhos Lligwy in Anglesey, north Wales, dating back to the first half of the 12th century. The chapel's original purpose is unknown, but it might have been used as a memorial chapel or in connection with a local royal court, or as a chapel of ease in a large parish with a growing population. It was used for a time until the early 18th century as a private place of worship for a nearby house, then later fell into disrepair. The walls still remain, with some traces of render on them internally, but there is no roof.
It contains a 16th-century side chapel with a vault beneath, used as a burial chamber. It is a Grade II listed building, a national designation given to "buildings of special interest, which warrant every effort being made to preserve them",[1] in particular because it is "a substantially 12th-century structure" with the "unusual 16th-century vaulted south chapel".[2]
- ^ What is listing? (PDF). Cadw. 2005. p. 6. ISBN 1-85760-222-6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 April 2012. Retrieved 19 October 2011.
- ^ Cadw (2009). "Capel Lligwy". Historic Wales. Archived from the original on 26 April 2012. Retrieved 15 February 2011.