St Kynemark Priory

St. Kynemark Priory was part of a medieval Augustinian monastic range located in Chepstow, Wales founded sometime before 1270, likely after the Norman Conquest.[1] It sits about one mile northwest of central Chepstow.[2] It traces its origins to a Welsh saint named Cynfarch, or Cynmarch or Kynemark. His feast day is 8 September.[3]

History

It was previously the site of the Church of St. Cynmarch, mentioned in the Book of Llandaff, and given by Arthrwys, a Gwent royal in the 7th century.[2]

It is mentioned in the Taxatio Ecclesiastica of 1291.[1] It existed until 1534 when King Henry VIII dissolved it.[4]

The remains of the house consist of walls enclosing a garden.[5] Excavations in the 1960s found no evidence of a church.[2]

A plaque commemorating the house was unveiled 7 October 2020 by the Chepstow Society.[6]

References

  1. ^ a b "pre 1270: Foundation", Monastic Wales. Retrieved 3 July 2026
  2. ^ a b c "St. Kynemark Priory", The Chepstow Society. 2020. Retrieved 3 July 2026
  3. ^ "St Kingsmark the Saint", St. Kingsmark Bowmen. Retrieved 3 July 2026
  4. ^ "St Kynemark (Priory)", Monastic Wales. Retrieved 3 July 2026
  5. ^ "A Historical Tour Through Monmouthshire", William Coxe, Edwin Davies. Davies and Company. 1904. p. 292. Retrieved 3 July 2026
  6. ^ "St Kingsmark", Guy Hamilton. The Chepstow Society. 2020. Retrieved 3 July 2020
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