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Capel-y-ffin Monastery

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Capel-y-ffin Monastery — Grade II listed building in Capel-y-Ffin.

Capel-y-ffin Monastery, abbeys & priories in South Wales

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Typical visit
45 min–1.5 h
  • Family-friendly
  • Limited wheelchair access

About

Capel-y-ffin Monastery is an abbey, priory, or monastic site in the United Kingdom. Heritage designation: Grade II listed building. Wikidata describes it as: "Grade II listed building in Capel-y-Ffin". Coordinates: 51.9759°, -3.0909°.

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Heritage listing

Llanthony Abbey is a former Anglican monastic institution founded in 1869 by Joseph Leycester Lyne (Father Ignatius), in the Welsh village of Capel-y-ffin, a few miles from the medieval Llanthony Priory. It survived until 1908, after which it was the home of artist Eric Gill. It is now holiday accommodation. It was also known as Llanthony Tertia – following on from the nearby original medieval Llanthony Priory, and its Gloucestershire offshoot Llanthony Secunda – or New Llanthony Abbey.

From Cadw under OGL v3.

Protected designations

  • Site of Special Scientific Interest: Black Mountains SSSI
  • Site of Special Scientific Interest: River Wye SSSI

Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.

From the Wikipedia article

Llanthony Abbey is a former Anglican monastic institution founded in 1869 by Joseph Leycester Lyne (Father Ignatius), in the Welsh village of Capel-y-ffin, a few miles from the medieval Llanthony Priory. It survived until 1908, after which it was the home of artist Eric Gill. It is now holiday accommodation. It was also known as Llanthony Tertia – following on from the nearby original medieval Llanthony Priory, and its Gloucestershire offshoot Llanthony Secunda – or New Llanthony Abbey. The surviving buildings are now referred to as Capel-y-ffin Monastery.

Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.

Coordinates
51.9759, -3.0909
District
Powys
Parish
Llanigon
Postcode
NP7 7NP
Parliamentary constituency
Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe
Phone
+44 1873 890215
Established
1869

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Capel-y-ffin Monastery?
Capel-y-ffin Monastery is in South Wales, United Kingdom (postcode NP7 7NP), in the parish of Llanigon.
When was Capel-y-ffin Monastery built?
Built or established in 1869.
Is Capel-y-ffin Monastery a listed building?
Capel-y-ffin Monastery is officially recognised as Grade II listed building listed.
Is Capel-y-ffin Monastery a protected site?
Yes — Capel-y-ffin Monastery is part of the Black Mountains SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the River Wye SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
How do I get to Capel-y-ffin Monastery?
Drivers can navigate to postcode NP7 7NP. It sits within the Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe parliamentary constituency.