St Cynhaearn's Church

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St Cynhaearn's Church in Ynyscynhaearn as seen from the west.

The St Cynhaearn's Church ( Welsh Eglwys Sant Cynhaiarn ) of Ynyscynhaearn is a disused church , which stands on a secluded site on a former island in Llyn Ystumllyn, 900 meters south of the village of Pentrefelin in Gwynedd , Wales . Cadw classified the building as a Grade II * cultural monument . The church can be reached from the village via a dam ; it is in the care of the Friends of Friendless Churches .

history

The church was originally the parish church for Porthmadog . The nave dates from the 12th century and the north transept was added in the 16th century. The south transept was built in 1622. Most of the interior is Georgian and dates from 1832. Since 2003, the building has been maintained by the Friends of Friendless Churches ; restoration work has been taking place since then.

architecture

Building

The building is made of rubble stones, the walls of the nave and the east side of the chancel are plastered . The roof was re-covered with slate in modern times. The plan of the building consists of a short nave, a north and a south transept and a short chancel. At the western end there is a shed for the bell. The entrance is through the west-facing door. The windows in the nave and the two transepts each have two openings, at the eastern end three lancet windows let light into the interior of the church. The interior of the church is plastered above a lamperie . The floor of the church is covered with stones, with the exception of the floor in the chancel. At the western end there is a gallery above the entrance.

Interior and furnishing

The pulpit with sound cover from 1832 is reached via nine steps. Below is the catheter . There are boxes with pews on both sides of the altar . The gallery is supported by slender columns. The organs date from around 1830 and have a Gothic style housing . On either side of it are six steeply sloping pews, most of which are marked with the names of the families who used them. The baptismal font stands on an octagonal limestone base and was erected in 1900. There are also some memorial plaques in the church. Powell and Sons stained glass windows are from 1899 and 1906.

Memorial plaques

Among the plaques is that of Jack Ystumllyn, also known as Jack Black. He was a dark-skinned African who was brought to Wales by a member of the Wynne family who lived at Ystumllyn House, visible from the church. At the time, it was considered chic to have a dark-skinned servant. Eventually Ystumllyn got his own house. He had seven children and died at the end of the eighteenth century. Several locals say he is their ancestor.

An older epitaph tells about the early passing of the harpist David Owen , who was also called David of the White Rock because he came from a farm called White Rock . Owen wrote the piece called Dafydd y Garreg Wen, according to legend, on his deathbed after asking for his harp.

supporting documents

  1. ↑ a b c d e f Church of St Cynhaearn, Ystumllyn von Historic Wales, Cadw (English) ( Memento of July 19, 2011 in the Internet Archive )
  2. ↑ a b c d e Ynyscynhaearn St Cynhaearn ( English ) Friends of Friendless Churches . Archived from the original on July 1, 2011. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved August 17, 2010. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.friendsoffriendlesschurches.org.uk
  3. ↑ a b Befriend a church (English) , BBC North Wales. November 10, 2006. Retrieved August 17, 2010. 
  4. ^ J. Logie Robertson, MA: The Dying Bard. The Poetical Works of Sir Walter Scott, with the Author's Introduction and Notes . Oxford UP, 1917, London 1806, pp. 704-705.

Coordinates: 52 ° 55 '34.3 "  N , 4 ° 11' 40.2"  W.