

	Llandeilo Llwydarth OS ref. Church SN 099269

	Little is left of the fabric of this church. It's outline can be traced in heaps of stones and no more. According to reports in Archaeologia Cambrensis it was a ruin in 1897 and the last entry in the Baptismal register was made in 1860. Nevertheless it is an important site. The ruins of the church lie within a much larger defensive complex which also encloses the farms of Prisk and Temple Druid, previously called Bwylch-y-Clawdd. Its early Christian origins are confirmed not only by the story of its foundation by - and subsequent dedication to - a 6th century saint but also by the presence, at one time, of memorial stones to three members of the same fifth or early sixth century family, two brothers and a son. Three generations are mentioned but the grandfather, Caveti has no memorial stone . The lettering on the Llandeilo Llwydarth stones is a clear Latin script with no visible translation into Ogham. The absence of any Irish connections indicates a native British origin for those commemorated. All three stones have now been moved. Today, two are in Maenclochog church. A few hundred yards from the remains of the Llandeilo Llwydarth church and between it and the road to Llangolman is St. Teilo's Well. Originally named the Oxen Well, it become the centre of the cult of the saint during the Middle Ages.