St Dona's Church, Llanddona

St Dona's Church, Llanddona
The church seen from the south
St Dona's Church, Llanddona is located in Anglesey
St Dona's Church, Llanddona
St Dona's Church, Llanddona
Location in Anglesey
53°18′18″N 4°08′27″W / 53.305121°N 4.140838°W / 53.305121; -4.140838
OS grid referenceSH 574 808
LocationLlanddona, Anglesey
CountryWales, United Kingdom
DenominationChurch in Wales
History
StatusParish church
Founded610; present church built in 1873
DedicationSt Dona
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Heritage designationGrade II
Designated30 January 1968
Architect(s)Reverend Peter Jones (1873)
Architectural typeChurch
StyleGothic revival
Specifications
MaterialsRubble masonry
Administration
ProvinceProvince of Wales
DioceseDiocese of Bangor
ArchdeaconryBangor
DeaneryTindaethwy and Menai
ParishBeaumaris with Llanddona and Llaniestyn
Clergy
RectorReverend Neil Fairlamb

St Dona's Church, Llanddona (Welsh: [ɬanˈdɔna])) is a small 19th-century parish church in the village of Llanddona, in Anglesey, north Wales. The first church on this site was built in 610. The present building on the site dates from 1873, and was designed by the rector at the time. It reuses earlier material including a decorated 15th-century doorway and a 17th-century bell.

The church is still used for worship by the Church in Wales, and is one of seven churches in a combined parish. It is a Grade II listed building, a national designation given to "buildings of special interest, which warrant every effort being made to preserve them",[1] in particular because it is regarded as "a simple late 19th-century essay in Gothic revival".[2]

  1. ^ What is listing? (PDF). Cadw. 2005. p. 6. ISBN 1-85760-222-6.
  2. ^ Cadw. "Church of St Dona (5474)". National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 16 February 2011.