Little is now known of the origins and subsequent history of the Augustinian community that inhabited the eastern side of St Tudwal's Island. show details of standing remains
Standing remains
The remains of a priory are found on the eastern side of the island, off the coast, near Abersoch. Excavations from 1959 to 1963 revealed that the monastery comprised a group of buildings centered on the church which lay beneath the later chapel / house. The footings of what is thought to have been a fourteenth-century cruck-shanked hall stand to the north of the church.
Medieval Diocese: Bangor Lordship at foundation: Gwynedd Access: Private Owned by: Private
Main events in the history of this site
c.1409: Foundation - The origins of the priory are uncertain. [4 sources] 1509: Fine levied - The prior of St Tudwal's was fined for neglecting to attend the Augustinian general chapter. [1 source] c.1536: Dissolution - The priory was dissolved under the 1536 Act of Suppression. [1 source] + 1 minor event.Show minor events
Stöber, Karen, 'The Regular Canons in Wales', in The Regular Canons in the Medieval British Isles, Medieval Church Studies, 19 (Brepols: Turnhout, 2011), pp. 97-113
Wilson, D. M. and Hurst, D. Gillian, 'Medieval Britain in 1959', Medieval Archaeology, 4 (1960) p. 141
Wilson, D. M., and Hurst, D. Gillian, 'Medieval Britain in 1961', Medieval Archaeology, 6-7 (1962) pp. 318-319
Wilson, D. M., and Hurst, D. Gillian, 'Medieval Britain in 1960', Medieval Archaeology, 5 (1961) pp. 315, 317
