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St Baglan's from the west St Baglan's, interior. St Baglan's Church, Llanfaglan, is a redundant church in the parish of Llanfaglan, Gwynedd, Wales. It is designated by Cadw as a Grade I listed building, and is under the care of the Friends of Friendless Churches.
Llanfaglan is a medieval parish bordering with the parish of Llanbeblig, Caernarfon, on the shore of the Menai Strait and Traeth y Foryd. It is in the modern community of Bontnewydd . The church in Llanfaglan, St Baglan's ( Grid reference SH 455 606 ) stands alone in the middle of a field and is now owned by the Friends of Friendless ...
Life. Baglan is said, on doubtful evidence, to have been a Breton prince, the son of Ithel Hael. He studied at Saint Illtud 's monastic school at Llanilltud Fawr ( Llantwit Major) [1] and later travelled to the Vale of Neath as a missionary. He founded the church at Baglan and lived in a cell adjoining it. [2]
St Baglan's, Llanfaglan, Gwynedd. An ancient church on the shore of the Menai Straits and in the of shadow of the Yr Wyddfa (Snowdon) mountain range. Visitor info Learn more.
St. Baglan’s church in Llanfaglan was built in the 13th century, but the cemetery surrounding the building and the stones from the 5th and 6th centuries in its structure, indicate that it was built on the site of a much older temple, which according to tradition is attributed to a saint from the 7th century, Baglan ap Dingad.
JeffBuck. St Baglan stands in splendid isolation in a wonderfully romantic position overlooking Caernarfon Bay reverberating with echoes of the renowned Mabinogion tales. Llanfaglan, Gwynedd. Llanfaglan St Baglan. Opening times. Church open daily. Address. Llanfaglan. Gwynedd. LL54 5RA. View map. The churchyard is well worth exploring.
Photo from Wikimedia Commons. St Baglan's Church, Llanfaglan, stands in an isolated position in a field some 150 metres from a minor road. The size of the surrounding churchyard and the presence within the structure of the church of a stone dating from the 5th or 6th century is evidence that an earlier church or churches stood on the site.
