Scheduled Monuments- Full Report
Summary Description of a Scheduled Monument
Reference Number
CM290
Name
Claustral Buildings, St Clears Priory
Date of Designation
12/09/1997
Status
Designated
Location
Unitary Authority
Carmarthenshire
Community
St. Clears
Easting
228171
Northing
215706
Broad Class
Religious, Ritual and Funerary
Site Type
Priory
Period
Medieval
Description
Summary Description and Reason for Designation
The following provides a general description of the Scheduled Ancient Monument.
The monument consists of the remains of a priory, a monastery governed by a prior or prioress, dating to the medieval period and includes the remains of the Claustral buildings of the Cluniac Priory at St Clears, which was founded between 1147-84. It shows as a rectangular platform in a small paddock to the south of the former priory now parish church and is one of only two Cluniac cells founded in Wales.
The monument is of national importance for its potential to enhance our knowledge of medieval ecclesiastical organisation. It retains significant archaeological potential, with a strong probability of the presence of associated archaeological features and deposits. The structure itself may be expected to contain archaeological information concerning chronology and building techniques.
The scheduled area comprises the remains described and areas around them within which related evidence may be expected to survive.