Churches and Religious Places in Gwynedd

St Cybi's Church, Holyhead, is a medieval church on the site of a 6th-century monastery founded by St Cybi. The chancel is 13th century with the rest of the church being 15th-16th century, with excellent late Victorian carving.
Holyhead, Anglesey, Gwynedd, Wales

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St Mary and St Bodfan is an early 13th century church based on a much earlier Celtic foundation. The church boasts the finest Early English architecture in any Welsh church, with a superb south door, a 16th century timber roof, and a pair of 5th century carved stones.
Llanaber, Barmouth, Gwynedd, Wales, LL42 1AZ

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Heritage Highlight: Early Christian carved stones

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Llanbadrig Church is the oldest Christian church in Wales, founded in 440 AD by St Patrick, in gratitude for his escape from a shipwreck. Look for a mysterious early Christian carved stone at the west end of the nave.
Cemaes Bay, Gwynedd, Wales, LL67 0LH

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Heritage Highlight: The oldest church in Wales, founded by St Patrick

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The tiny village of Llanegryn hardly seems like the sort of place you'd find a historical treasure, but such is the case. The medieval church of St Egryn boasts a wonderfully carved medieval rood screen, one of the few screens in Wales to survive the medieval period.
Llanegryn, Gwynedd, Wales

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Heritage Highlight: Superb carved medieval screen, one of the finest in Wales

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15th century battlemented church with tower and pyramidal spire. The church contains a carved oak screen and carvings on the roof beams; 14th century chapel built over site of St Eilian's cell is linked to the church by a passageway. St. Eilian is the best preserved of Anglesey's medieval Celtic churches.
Llaneilian, Anglesey, Gwynedd, Wales

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St Engan's is a restored 16th century double-aisled church with a flagstone floor, timber roof, and a pair of superb 16th century carved screens.
Llanengan, Pwllheli , Lleyn Peninsula, Gwynedd, Wales, LL53 7LH

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St Maelrhys Church is a single chamber building with a medieval nave and a later chancel. The interior features a 15th century font and a mix of wooden benches and box pews that date to the mid 19th century.
Llanfaelrhys, Lleyn Peninsula, Lleyn Peninsula, Gwynedd, Wales, LL53 8AN

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Heritage Highlight: 15th century font

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This attractive little church stands near the River Dysynni, just east of the ruins of Castell-y-Bere. The church has several interesting historic features. The font, a scalloped bowl atop a cylindrical column, is 12th century and is thought to have come from the castle chapel.
Llanfihangel-y-pennant, Gwynedd, Wales, LL36 9TS

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Heritage Highlight: Associations with Mary Jones

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Outside the west door of St Michael's church in the small village of Ynys stands a carved stone, erected sometime in the mid 12th century. The stone stands about 6 feet high and is carved with a Latin inscription reading 'Hoc est sepulchrum Will. Dermae de Deler, qui primus aedificavit hanc Ecclesiam, in tempore Ewini Regis'.
Ynys, Gwynedd, Wales

Attraction Type: Church - Carved Stone
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A royal monastery was established at Llangadwaladr around AD 615 by the Kings of Gwynedd, whose power base was just west at Aberffraw. At that time the name was simply 'Eglwys Ael', or Wattle Church. The living of Llangadwaladr church remained in royal hands, being controlled by the English monarch until 1920.
Llangadwaladr, Anglesey, Gwynedd, Wales

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Heritage Highlight: The Cadfan Stone, a 7th century memorial to King Cadfan of Gwynedd

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