CALDY OLD PRIORY;ST MARY'S PRIORY, CALDY
Site Details
- NPRN
- 245
- Map Reference
- SS19NW
- Grid Reference
- SS14089631
- Unitary (Local) Authority
- Pembrokeshire
- Old County
- Pembrokeshire
- Community
- Tenby
- Type of Site
- PRIORY
- Broad Class
- Religious, Ritual and Funerary
- Period
- Medieval;Post Medieval
Site Description
St Mary's Priory, Caldy, is a Tironensian house and a daughter house of St Dogmael's. It was founded in 1113, probably on the site of an earlier religious establishement, and dissolved in 1536, after which the conventual buildings were incorporated into a secular residence.
The buildings are ranged about a central court, or cloister, about 8.0-9.0m across. The church is on its southern side, and there is a gatehouse and guesthouse in the western range. The refectory is to the north and the dormitory to the east. The Prior's Tower is at the north-east angle.
A second possible medieval monastic establishment stands on St Margaret's Isle (NPRN 30205).
J.Wiles, RCAHMW, 12 March 2004
