Capel Lligwy

In Anglesey, north Wales, Capel Lligwy is a disused chapel from the first part of the 12th century that lies close to Rhos Lligwy. It is unknown what the chapel was used for initially, however it may have served as a memorial chapel, a chapel associated with a nearby royal court, or a chapel of ease in a sizable parish with a burgeoning population. It served as a private place of worship for a neighboring house for a while up to the early 18th century, after which it fell into decay. There is no roof, but the walls are still there, with some internal remnants of render.

It has a side chapel from the 16th century with a burial chamber beneath it. In particular, because it is "a fundamentally 12th-century structure" with the "unique 16th-century vaulted south chapel," it is a Grade II listed building, a national distinction awarded to "buildings of great interest, which merit every effort being made to preserve them".

Along with the chapel, the Lligwy region contains an intriguing triad of ruins from three different historical periods: the Din Lligwy Hut Group (seen above), which is from the Roman era, and the Neolithic burial chamber from the end of the third millennium BC. When taken as a whole, they show an intriguing contrast of times.

Location: Rhos Lligwy, Anglesey