St. Illtyd Churchyard
Oxwich, Swansea, Wales
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The Church of St Illtyd is a Grade II listed building in the county of Swansea in south Wales - close to Oxwich village, overlooking Oxwich Bay. It is one of three churches in Gower dedicated to the Celtic Saint Illtyd who had founded the monastic settlement at Llantwit Major in the Vale of Glamorgan. It has a square churchyard with a stone wall and a modern gate.
A Celtic Church stood on this site before it was demolished to make way for a wooden Christian church that built in the first half of the 5th century. The first written reference to this church, however, dates back to the 9th or 10th century. The round church yard is indicative of this early Celtic period.
The Church was rebuilt by the sheep farming Cistercian monks in the late 12th century, and most of what we can see today dates back to this period.
Owing to its location overlooking Oxwich Bay, there are a large number of burials of unidentified sea-men who have washed up on the shore over the years.
There are two 1914-1918 war burials here, on the South-East side of the Church. One of these is unidentified.
To gain access to the Church a key is available from Oxwich Bay Hotel - Car keys or ID are required as deposit
The Church of St Illtyd is a Grade II listed building in the county of Swansea in south Wales - close to Oxwich village, overlooking Oxwich Bay. It is one of three churches in Gower dedicated to the Celtic Saint Illtyd who had founded the monastic settlement at Llantwit Major in the Vale of Glamorgan. It has a square churchyard with a stone wall and a modern gate.
A Celtic Church stood on this site before it was demolished to make way for a wooden Christian church that built in the first half of the 5th century. The first written reference to this church, however, dates back to the 9th or 10th century. The round church yard is indicative of this early Celtic period.
The Church was rebuilt by the sheep farming Cistercian monks in the late 12th century, and most of what we can see today dates back to this period.
Owing to its location overlooking Oxwich Bay, there are a large number of burials of unidentified sea-men who have washed up on the shore over the years.
There are two 1914-1918 war burials here, on the South-East side of the Church. One of these is unidentified.
To gain access to the Church a key is available from Oxwich Bay Hotel - Car keys or ID are required as deposit
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- Added: 22 Jun 2014
- Find a Grave Cemetery ID: 2544826
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