The Roof is a Viking Long Ship | Llangelynin Old Church
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- Опубликовано: 6 сен 2024
- Perched high above the Conwy Valley, this ancient holy place has an unrivalled ability to touch the soul. Its rugged simplicity and sweeping views make it a favourite stop on the Pilgrim’s Way to Bardsey Island and part of many other local walks.
In the corner of the walled churchyard is a well associated with 6th century Saint Celynnin, after whom this church is named. Its waters were reputed to have power to heal children. Today it shelters a colony of newts.
The present church dates mostly from the 12th century. The Capel Dynion (Men’s Chapel) to one side provided for Drovers: rough and ready Welsh cowboys moving herds of black cattle and geese past Llangelynnin as they crossed the mountains on the way to markets as far away as London. Mounds near the entrance to the churchyard were once an Inn and a cock fighting pit so perhaps keeping them quiet in church was a challenge!
You can see the remains of a rood screen and panelled ceiling.
On the wall is a wooden bier, used to carry coffins by hand across the hills for funerals. Notice the Ten Commandments and Lord’s Prayer in Welsh painted on the east wall.
In the 19th century a less remote parish church was built in Rowen. However, that closed in the 1980s (and the stone font from it was carried up the hill to here). Llangelynnin Old Church carried on regardless and is still used for regular worship.
It attracts large and diverse congregations of walkers and pilgrims at dawn on Easter morning and then for a service once a month until October. There are also weddings and baptisms in this unique setting, even recently the ordination of a new priest.
It was like an old postcard come to life when you opened the gate! Wow!! Welsh slate is a good choice for headstones, as well as the floor inside the old church. This was a real treat, thank you. Deb of Oz.
Dear friends………day after day I enjoy your beautifull video’s. Thank You and Go on ! Greetings Robert (Holland, Zwolle)
What a beautiful, calm , peaceful location.
Thanks again for an enjoyable video .
You're welcome Ian. Thanks for watching again
I live 10 mins from here. Every time i go I never see a soul. Wonderful peaceful place.
Great video, lovely old church, beautiful and peaceful final resting place 🐑🐑
Isn't it just, probably the most peaceful cemetery I've been to so far
When I see this beautiful place I am transported back to Wuthering Heights, I can see Cathy and Heathcliff running over the moors. How's that for an imagination. I must see Wales before I die and Ireland land of my ancestors.
Was in there Monday ( 13 feb 2022 ) .
Walked it from Llandudno junction via Henryd .
A lovely peaceful setting 🙂
Thanks for sharing this video of this beautiful old church and its grounds! 🌼
My pleasure Cynthia, Glad you enjoyed the video and thank you for commenting x
@@deadgoodwalks Just wish it was not so faraway from me. Maybe in my next life I will get to see other countries!❤ Again great video!
@@cynthiascott3637 Maybe one day, until then you can come along with me 😀x
@@deadgoodwalks RIGHT BEHIND YOU! 😊TILL THE NEXT TIME, I'LL BE WAITING FOR YOUR NEXT VIDEO!✌😘
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In the 1960's there were regular visitors via a path from the coastal town of Penmaenmawr and it was well signposted for visitors, off this same path but closer to Penmaenmawr the was another signposted path to the Druid's Circle above Penmaenmawr by Graiglwyd, which in stoneage times was the source of much prized granite stone axe heads. The Druid's Circle was never used by Druids and predates them by many centuries. There is road access to Llangelynin Old Church with a car park, in the 60's the hillside facing the car park was known as Daffodil Mountain as at this time of year was covered in daffodils, I haven't visited at this time of year, so I don't know if this is still the case. Nice video, lovely location, and yes I did walk both paths in the 60's to both locations with family and friends, it was magical.
👍👍👍thank you
I love this church,hope too se it IRL!
Great thanks for left it and not modernased it 🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩😛
What glorious countryside views. Such a peaceful ancient setting, I'd love to live there. That lamb is a great grounds keeper, keeping the lawn trimmed. Thanks for sharing your visit.
No problem Allen. Yeah she's doing a great job...apart from the odd poo here and there
In the US some enclosed cemeteries use sheep and goats to keep the grass and brambles down. It's cheaper than a mowing crew and better for the peace and quiet of the sites.
So old and beautiful! It is like going back in time. Peaceful, quiet and scenic. I love antiquity!
Nice little Church. Very peaceful. I agree with you.
Rad, gd mrng, god bless, staysafe, staystrong, this video lk great, this church lk peaceful, quiet, brighter, cooler, scenery lk beautiful, lk great, larger distance area, grave lk different design, this video lk amazing. Cementery area. Frm. Miss. Rad.
I was wondering about the mounds too. I love the landscape. So peaceful!
Simply beautiful
very very cool!
Lovely location, like out of a fairy tale. The more I see Wales, the more intriguing it becomes. Quaint church and graveyard. I assume the sheep is helping keep the grass at bay. Thank you.
I believe those Williams's are my relatives, very cool. I have to double check this.
Absolutely could be Kim. I had great results when using ancestry . com
Another nice and peaceful place
Neat little place 😍
So interesting how the ground is 'pillowing' up in the grave spaces. Wonder what caused that? Also I heard areas of N. Wales, Ireland and Scotland were actually deeply forested, but that the trees were all cut down over the years. Is that true?
Editing- In the church there are signs of flooding on walls and wood panels - It reminds me of some places years after Katrina, what the flood marks look like. I wonder if they didn't pile stones on the coffins then cover with dirt to prevent them floating up when the water table rises or flood occurs?
Also that large box at 4:54, could that be the old 'poor box' from which Boxing Day get's it's name?
The face at 8:35 is probably a soul effigy with it's wings worn off.
Prior to human intervention in the landscape, most of England, Scotland and Wales were thickly forested, valleys particularly.
I really really like your vedio ...I like old church and something unique.
Truly amazing. Great tour.
Very enjoyable video, would love for you to read more of the wording on wall plaques and head stones if possible.
That sheep 👌😍
Great video.
Didn’t want to be friends 😢
Amazing!
peaceful place to rest, lovely 🕊️
stunning place. wow. Im hoping to go visit a church with a round tower, those ones are really old,. before 1066
Sure is, I can't wait to go back one day. That sounds like my kind of day out 💀
Beautiful countryside thank you for sharing. That was really a beautiful Church, I wonder how old it was? Again thank you for the tour.
The church is 12th century and is a Grade I listed building. There was an older church on the same site dating back to the 7th century. This is a very ancient site with full protection.
@@ds1868 thanks for the information. 😊
In the church yard at dwygyfylchi lies a dr who worked at pendyffrin hall when it was a tb hospital.
I can't pronounce that Barbara but i'll look into it, sounds interesting. Thanks
@@deadgoodwalks doo eee ga vulki. Or the daft name dirtyfilthy. Between conway and penmaenmawr at foot of sychnant pass. Beautiful friendly village literally just off A55
I am a little confused by these mounds you spoke of. They seem to be very old, but if there were bodies underneath, there would be no mounds anymore, because, depending on the ground type, the bodies decompose sooner or later, and even the bones disappear. After some 20 years nothing more than a small package is left from a corpse, and the earth on the surface subsides eventually. The note on the door says: This is a house of God, but my, it's in a sad condition. Who would scribble on a wall like these ones anyway? Is there really no money to care for the little chapel? Did you go back to write your visit into the book?
That would have to be the lumpiest churchyard I ave ever seen. I am curious to know what is under al the lumps. That's a huge amount of stones in dry stone wall.
im new your videos that is so awesome old church i would love going old churches that would be interest
Go for it Millie, there’s so many stories to find in them
i would only thing no car 😅my son his wife would be scared 😅😅
I'm really curious about those mounds.
Odd aren't they
I have 1 thing to say 0:54 in, please close a gate you find closed ( my dad drilled this into me!)
Edit 1:06, that’s why!! ( friend who doesn’t want to say hello! Lol)
Wonder if there's a web site that can give us more information about the viking roof?
Wonder if the grave stones of people from the towns and villages with the really long names paid more because took so much longer to write such as Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiligogogoch
I use to be able to say that, takes a lot of practice lol
I swear every man in England is named William, or at least his father was lol and Elizabeth was his mother!!
Ironic the use of a Viking ship as a roof
Great vid, just came across your channel the other day loved seeing some churches and graveyards in North Wales,
Outside of Bethesda there a little known graveyard and demolished church hidden away really creepy but really interesting , Visited few years back will hopefully be back there before Christmas.
There's a lot of interesting rural churches in North Wales.
Glad I found your channel really interesting thanks.