Ruins of Abbey of St Mary is a Grade I listed building in the Pembrokeshire local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 15 November 1993. Abbey.

Ruins of Abbey of St Mary

WRENN ID
crooked-vault-russet
Grade
I
Local Planning Authority
Pembrokeshire
Constituency
Ceredigion Preseli MP: Ben Lake (PC)
Country
Wales
Date first listed
15 November 1993
Type
Abbey
Address
Ruins of Abbey of St Mary, Shinrig, St. Dogmaels
OS grid reference
SN 164 458
Coordinates
52.08054, -4.68076
Source
Cadw listing

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Description

The ruins of the Abbey of St Mary include substantial walls that remain high on the west end, the north wall, and the north transept. The eastern end has surviving walls of the crypt. In other areas, there are low walls or foundations, with the infirmary having three walls intact along with part of its rough stone vault. Additionally, collected carved stonework from the infirmary and several incised stones that were formerly in the parish church are displayed against the south wall.

Local climate

Ruins of Abbey of St Mary sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,180 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 90% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 96% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 7 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 95% of listed buildings. Of these, 2 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.

Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.

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