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Latitude: 52.0235 / 52°1'24"N
Longitude: -4.8947 / 4°53'40"W
OS Eastings: 201493
OS Northings: 240078
OS Grid: SN014400
Mapcode National: GBR CP.GLL3
Mapcode Global: VH1QH.3DQM
Plus Code: 9C4Q24F4+C4
Entry Name: Ruins of Old Church of a St Brynach
Listing Date: 16 January 1952
Last Amended: 17 November 1994
Grade: II
Source: Cadw
Source ID: 11977
Building Class: Religious, Ritual and Funerary
ID on this website: 300011977
Location: Situated overlooking bay on SE side of Dinas Island.
County: Pembrokeshire
Community: Dinas Cross (Dinas)
Community: Dinas Cross
Locality: Cwm-Yr-Eglwys
Traditional County: Pembrokeshire
Tagged with: Church ruin
The medieval church of St Brynach was said to have replaced one at Brynhellan. It had nave, chancel, S transept and W bellcote according to mid C19 engraving: the surviving detail looks C15. It was severely damaged by storms in 1851 and destroyed in the great storm of 25 October 1859, leaving only the W gable. It was not rebuilt, but replaced by the present church of St Brynach at Brynhenllan, 1860-1 by R K Penson.
Rubble stone low W wall and bellcote. Low Tudor-arched doorway with rough chamfered jambs and head in similar grey stone to C15 barn at Pentre Ifan, Nevern. Low pitched gable, coped in slates. Bellcote has 2 Tudor-arched chamfered openings in similar stone and slates to gable coping. Inner door head and rough stone voussoirs to cambered head.
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