Church Of St Cynog, Llangynog

Heritage listing

Reason for designation: Graded at II* as a church retaining its late medieval fabric with late Victorian fittings. History: Anglican parish church, late medieval restored in C19, in ancient circular churchyard. Nave and chancel with parallel S nave also with chancel, the latter actually the family chapel for the Morris family of Coomb. Clear joint between the 2 naves shows the S one is added. Heavy C19 restoration by George Morgan in 1877-8 added W bellcote and S porch, ashlar tracery in windows, gable copings, and cross finials. A vestry, pulpit, lectern and memorial window to Thomas Morris were added in 1895. The N chancel was rebuilt 15 (4.6m) longer in 1902 by E.V. Collier as a memorial to T. Morris, killed in the Boer War, the vestry was then enlarged, new W window and S window to Coomb chapel inserted, new font and organ. Exterior: Anglican parish church, rubble stone with ashlar dressings, slate roofs, coped gables and crested terracotta ridge tiles. Two parallel naves and chancels with lower chancel to S range which also has S porch and continuous ridge to longer N range which has heavy ashlar W bellcote. N range has blocked pointed W door with rough stone voussoirs and bellcote carried forward of wall face on three moulded corbels. Bellcote has ashlar sloping-sided square base and pointed opening on all 4 sides above, all gabled, the W-E gables higher with cross finial on ridge. Roof has coping and cross finial between nave and chancel, chancel roof to slightly steeper pitch. N side of nave has 3 cambered-headed windows with stone voussoirs and inserted C19 2-light tracery. Chancel N has small attached vestry with arched W door and 2 small N windows, and one chancel 2-light C19 window with quatrefoil head. E 3-light window is more ornately traceried with sexfoi

From Cadw under OGL v3.