Editing Margam Abbey (section)

==Today==
[[File:Margam Abbey ruin chapter house.jpg|left|thumb|Chapter House ruins]]
Margam Abbey now consists of the intact nave and surrounding ruins.  Those ruins not belonging to the church are now owned by the County Council.  These remains, including the twelve-sided [[chapter house]], dating from the 13th century, stand within 840 acre (3.4&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>) [[Margam Country Park]], close to [[Margam Castle]]. The Abbey church of St Mary, the ruined Chapter House and the Abbey undercroft are all [[Grade I listed]] buildings.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/wa-14148-st-mary-s-abbey-church-margam|title= St Mary's Abbey Church, Margam|publisher= British Listed Buildings|access-date = 13 July 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/wa-14149-ruins-of-chapter-house-and-vestibule-of-s|title= Ruins of Chapter House and Vestibule of St Mary's Abbey, Margam|publisher= British Listed Buildings|access-date = 13 July 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/wa-14150-ruined-undercroft-at-st-mary-s-abbey-marg|title= Ruined Undercroft at St Mary's Abbey, Margam|publisher= British Listed Buildings|access-date = 13 July 2015}}</ref>

On a hill overlooking the abbey stand the ruins of an outlying monastery building, Capel Mair ar y Bryn ("the chapel of St Mary on the hill"). The purpose of this building is thought to have been to allow members of the monastic community who were engaged in the keeping of flocks to fulfil their devotional obligations without having to return to the main church.