St Bartholomew's is a fine and much loved church, full of interest and particularly famous for its monuments.
Much Marcle, Herefordshire
One of the best monuments is from the 14th century and is thought to be of Sir Hugh Audley and his wife Isolde. They lie in the Kyrle Chapel, where there are many monuments to the Kyrle family, who have lived at nearby Homme House since 1580. In the north aisle is another famous monument: that of Sir Walter de Helyon. Made of oak, his effigy dates from about 1360. Such wooden effigies are very rare, all the more so in this case since it so well preserved. However, the colours were controversially renewed for an exhibition in 1972.
St Bartholomew's has one of the most celebrated churchyard yews in Britain: it is hollow and has a seat inside it. Despite being hollow and very gnarled it is still growing; this yew is reckoned to be over 1500 years old.
Petrisw, Powys
Cyrhaeddir yr eglwys hon trwy deithio naill ai ar hyd lonydd troellog sy’n gyforiog o flodau, neu ar hyd llwybr troed. Wrth gyrraedd, fe welwch yr eglwys ganoloesol hon yn sefyll ar lethrau’r Grwyne Fawr, yn edrych heibio cwm bychan at lethrau Mynydd Pen-y-Fâl yr ochr draw.
Capel y Ffin, Powys
Lleolir eglwys Sant Mair, Capel y Ffin yn nyffryn cudd yr afon Honddu, gyda’r Mynyddoedd Du i’r gorllewin iddi a Chlawdd Offa i’r dwyrain. Mae’n fan lle mae celfyddyd a thirwedd yn ymdoddi i’w gilydd – ac nid yw’n syndod felly iddi ddenu arlunwyr a beirdd am ganrifoedd.
Llaneleu, Powys
Mae’r eglwys anghysbell hon yn sefyll yng nghanol mynwent helaeth, hynafol yn nyfnderoedd y Mynyddoedd Du, ym Mharc Cenedlaethol Bannau Brycheiniog.
