The story goes that St Wyllow, a Christian hermit, was living nearby in 596, legend has it that he was killed beheaded but that he brought the head here, thus deciding where the church should be built.
Lanteglos by Fowey, Cornwall
The location seems a bit isolated, but the church serves Polruan, Bodinnick and the wider parish and is central to them all.
The building dates mostly from the late 14th century. The tower is 70 feet tall, in four stages and stands on four piers. The belfry has six bells (described as ‘silver tongued’ by Sir Arthur Quiller Couch).
The church itself comprises a chancel, nave, and north and south aisles. The east end of the south aisle appears to have been the burial place of the Mohun family of Hall.
Descriptions of the detailed oak carving, brasses, medieval glass, coats of arms and Pentewan Stone use words such as ‘fine, exquisite and impressive’. All in all, to quote Q again, it is ‘worth a day’s journey to see.’
Bosherston, Pembrokeshire
Dyma le i fod yn un â’r hynafiaid a’r ysbrydion; man pererindota canoloesol mewn lleoliad dramatig yng nghesail y clogwyn uwchlaw Môr yr Iwerydd - ac mae’n rhaid dilyn rhes o risiau cerrig hynafol i’w gyrraedd.
Abertawe, Glamorgan
Mae Eglwys St Mair yn adeilad unigryw sydd â’r fraint o fod yn berchen ar nifer o enghreifftiau o gelfyddyd a ffenestri lliw cyfoes a thrawiadol.
Herbrandston, Pembrokeshire
Mae St Mair yn eglwys ganoloesol sydd â thŵr byr o’r bymthegfed ganrif yn y pen gorllewinol. Mae hi’n sefyll ym ‘mhentref diolchgar’ dwbl Herbrandston.
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