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St. Istan's Chapel

Primary Reference Number (PRN) : 08377g
Trust : Glamorgan Gwent
Community : Graig
Unitary authority : Newport
NGR : ST24648637
Site Type (preferred type first) : Medieval Chapel

Summary :
Marked by Rees as the site of St Istan's Chapel, extant in 14th century. Brook (1988, 77) gives the first recorded date of St Istan's as 1314-5 and lists the site as unknown. This is also one of the suggested sites for Basseleg Priory (PRN 00026g)

Description :
Marked by Rees as the site of St Istan's Chapel, extant in 14th century. Brook (1988, 77) gives the first recorded date of St Istan's as 1314-5 and lists the site as unknown. This is also one of the suggested sites for Basseleg Priory (PRN 00026g)
Evans 2003: GGAT 73 Early-Medieval Ecclesiastical Sites Project database

Associated with Llantarnam Abbey (Procter 2018).

Sources :
Brook, D , 1988 , The early Christian church in Gwent , Monmouthshire Antiquary : 5 : 67-84
Procter, E. , 2018 , The topographical legacy of the medieval monastery: evolving perceptions and realities of monastic landscapes in the southern Welsh Marches
Evans EM, 2003-04, GGAT 73 Early Medieval Ecclesiastical Sites Project

Events :

Related records
GGAT Historic Environment Record (HER) 00026g
GGAT Historic Environment Record (HER) 00624g

Compiled date : 12-03-2004


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