St Eugrad's Church, Llaneugrad

St Eugrad's Church, Llaneugrad
A view from the north-west; the north chapel is on the left, the nave (with the vestry attached) to the right
St Eugrad's Church, Llaneugrad Location in Anglesey
53°19′59″N 4°15′38″W / 53.332948°N 4.260584°W / 53.332948; -4.260584
OS grid reference	SH 495 841
Location	near Marian-glas, Anglesey
Country	Wales, United Kingdom
Denomination	Church in Wales
Website	Llanallgo and Llaneugrad parish website
History
Status	Church
Founded	c. 605
Founder(s)	Eugrad
Dedication	Eugrad
Architecture
Functional status	Active
Heritage designation	Grade II*
Designated	12 May 1970
Style	Decorated
Specifications
Length	Nave: 18 ft 9 in (5.7 m)
Nave width	12 ft 6 in (3.8 m)
Other dimensions	Chancel: 12 ft 9 in by 10 ft 6 in (3.9 by 3.2 m)
Materials	Rubble masonry
Administration
Province	Province of Wales
Diocese	Diocese of Bangor
Archdeaconry	Bangor
Deanery	Twrcelyn
Parish	Llaneugrad and Llanallgo with Penrhosllugwy with Llanfihangel Tre'r Beirdd
Clergy
Vicar(s)	Vacant[1]

St Eugrad's Church, Llaneugrad is an isolated church near the village of Marian-glas, in Anglesey, north Wales. A church was supposedly founded here by St Eugrad in about 605, although the earliest parts of the present structure are the nave, chancel and chancel arch, which date from the 12th century. A side chapel was added to the north in the 16th century, and some moderate restoration work was carried out in the 19th century. It contains a 12th-century font, a 13th-century carved stone depicting the crucifixion, and a memorial to one of the officers killed when the Royal Charter sank off Anglesey in 1859.

The church is still used for worship by the Church in Wales, one of four in a combined parish; one of the others is St Gallgo's Church, Llanallgo, founded by Eugrad's brother. As of 2012, the parish does not have an incumbent priest. St Eugrad's is a Grade II* listed building, a national designation given to "particularly important buildings of more than special interest",^[2] in particular because it is regarded as a "simple rural church" and "characteristic of the island", and because of the medieval fabric including the chancel arch, described as "a rare survivor of an early building date for the region."^[3]