The Rock Chapel

The Rock Chapel is a church in Tremeirchion, Denbighshire, Wales. The Rock Chapel is situated nearby to the peak Garreg Fawr, as well as near the climbing site Arnold is Número Uno.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include St Beunos College and Brynbella.

St Beunos College

College

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St Beuno's Jesuit Spirituality Centre, known locally as St Beuno's College, is a spirituality and retreat centre in Tremeirchion, Denbighshire, Wales. It was built in 1847 by the Jesuits, as a theology college. St Beunos College is situated 1,500 feet northwest of The Rock Chapel.

Brynbella

Manor estate

Photo: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Brynbella is a neoclassical villa built near the village of Tremeirchion in Denbighshire, northeast Wales, by Hester Piozzi and her husband, Gabriel Piozzi. Brynbella is situated 4,200 feet south of The Rock Chapel.

The Salusbury Arms

Pub

Photo: Eirian Evans, CC BY-SA 2.0.

The Salusbury Arms is a pub, which is situated 2,300 feet south of The Rock Chapel.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Waen and Sodom.

Waen

Village

Photo: Eirian Evans, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Waen is a sparsely populated community in the Vale of Clwyd, in the Welsh county of Denbighshire. It includes the hamlet of Waen Goleugoed. The former civil parish was created in 1896 from the Flintshire portion of St Asaph, and lies on the eastern bank of the River Clwyd, 2.7 miles east of St Asaph, 15.4 miles north west of Mold, 5.1 miles north of Denbigh and 11.9 miles north of Ruthin.

Sodom

Hamlet

Photo: Dot Potter, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Sodom is a hamlet, which is situated 1½ miles southeast of The Rock Chapel.

Bodfari

Photo: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Bodfari is a small village in Denbighshire, Clwyd, North Wales. Nestled at a scenic gap in the Clwydian Range and Dee Valley Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, it is a peaceful spot surrounded by natural beauty and steeped in history.

The Rock Chapel

Type: Church
Description: grade II listed building in Tremeirchion, in woods at Garreg-fawr, 500 m south of St Beuno’s College; a very conspicuous landmark seen across a valley from Tremeirchion village
Categories: chapel, building, place of worship, and religion
Location: Tremeirchion, Denbighshire, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

53.25265° or 53° 15′ 10″ north

Longitude

-3.37764° or 3° 22′ 40″ west

Open location code

9C5R7J3C+3W

OpenStreetMap ID

way 387660369

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=place_of_worship

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

Wikidata ID

Q29481764

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In Other Languages

“The Rock Chapel” goes by many names.

Welsh: “Eglwys y Graig”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Garreg Fawr and Arnold is Número Uno.

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