Deanery of Ystumaner
St Celynnin (hen), Llangelynnin
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Map Reference
Nearest Town
Tywyn
Items of Interest
Dating from the late 12th or early 13th century the church is perched on a cliff high above the sea.
It is a simple rectangular building with a small porch, over which is a bell-cote housing a bell dated 1842. The nave is separated by the remains of a rood screen. A horse bier, on the north wall, together with a photograph, shows that it was still in use during 1897 when it was used to bring the dead from distant mountain homes to the graveyard.
Also on the north wall of the chancel are some frescos dating from the 16th century. Next to this are the remains of a squint window which allowed lepers to see the elevation of the Blessed Sacrament at the Eucharist. The wooden benches in the nave record the names of seat holders (six 'Esquires', six 'Gentlemen' and five Clergymen) as of 1823 and the estates or lands by which they were entitled. The other pews behind these have the names of farms and would be used by the farm workers and maidservants. Outside the entrance to the porch is a stone slab marking the grave of Abram Wood 'King of the Welsh Gypsies' who died in 1799.