Churches and Religious Places in Gwynedd

A church was built in Aberdaron in the 5th century, in a clifftop location overlooking the sea. The founder was Hywyn, who established a prayer cell where he lived and preached to the nearby inhabitants. The current church was begun around 1137 as part of a concerted effort by Gruffudd ap Cynan, King of Gwynedd, to replace earlier wooden structures with stone.
Aberdaron, Pwllheli, Lleyn Peninsula, Gwynedd, Wales, LL53 8BE

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Bangor Cathedral was founded in 525, only the second cathedral in Britain. Nothing remains of that early structure. The 12th century Norman church that followed it was destroyed by Edward I during his conquest of Wales.
Cathedral Close, Bangor, Gwynedd, Wales, LL57 1RL

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Heritage Highlight: The 2nd oldest cathedral in Britain

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The 14th-century parish church of Beaumaris boasts 16th-century choir stalls with finely carved misericords and the 15th-century table tomb and stone coffin of Princess Joan, the illegitimate daughter of King John and wife of Llywelyn the Great.
Church Street, Beaumaris, Anglesey, Anglesey, Gwynedd, Wales

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Heritage Highlight: Tomb of Princess Joan

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A large Victorian church built in 1873 in the centre of Betwys village to replace the 14th century church of St Michael.
Betws-y-Coed, Snowdonia, Gwynedd, Wales

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Heritage Highlight: Stained glass windows by Edward Burne-Jones

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One of Anglesey's most instantly recognisable attractions, St Cwyfan’s Church (the Church in the Sea) is a 12th-century church on a island, accessible only by a stone causeway at low tide. The medieval church stands on a site that has been in use since at least the 7th century.
Porth Cwyfan, Aberffraw, Anglesey, Gwynedd, Wales, LL63 5PJ

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Heritage Highlight: 12th-century stonework in south wall

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St Bueno was the most prominent of the Celtic saints. Of royal birth, he was descended from the princes of Powys. Bueno founded a clas, a sort of cross between a college and a monastery, at Clynnog Fawr around 630 AD. The clas became an important centre of learning for the area and became a gathering place for pilgrims on their way to Bardsey Island.
Llyn Peninsula, Clynnog Fawr, Lleyn Peninsula, Gwynedd, Wales

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Sited in a large graveyard, St Mary's and all Saints Church, Conwy, was once a Cistercian abbey church and a mausoleum for Welsh princes. Most of the present church is 13th century, restored in the 19th century.
Conwy, Gwynedd, Wales

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Heritage Highlight: Mausoleum of early Welsh princes

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St Gwyddelan's Church was built around 1500 using stones from an earlier 12th-century building. It retains its original roof timbers and an ancient hand bell traditionally said to have been brought from Ireland by St Golwyddelan himself.
Church Street, Dolwyddlelan, Snowdonia, Gwynedd, Wales, LL25 0SX

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Heritage Highlight: 9th-century hand bell

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A late 17th-century chapel known for its finely painted ceiling. The chapel, dedicated to the Holy Trinity, was begun in 1673 by Sir Richard Wynn, the 4th baronet of Gwydir, as a private chapel for nearby Gwydir Castle.
Llanrwst, Gwynedd, Wales, LL26 0PN

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Hen Capel Lligwy is a ruined 12th-century chapel located on a hillside looking out over Moelfre and the north-east coastline of Anglesey. The chapel is of very simple construction and stands completely roofless.
Moelfre, Anglesey, Gwynedd, Wales

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