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| This church built within a Llan or sacred enclosure, which may have been used for worship from the prehistoric Bronze of early Iron age, is a rare pre-conquest foundation dedicated to St Stinian or Justinian, who was the friend and spiritual companion of St David. It is a simple Nave and Chancel linked to the south transept by an enlarged squinch, a feature often associated in Pembrokeshire with hermitic use.
Isolated today, the churchyard was once the centre of the village of Scleddau, which appears beside it on George Owen's map of 1603. Outlines may be seen in the field of the houses and cottages and there are Ramble roses in the hedgerows. The remains of the old school lie inside the ancient enclosure, beside it and away from the memorials of local families, a pair of rough-hewn bluestones, one inscribed T.O. record two local suicides of the 19th century. Inside the church usually within the sanctuary lies little Fanny Owen, who only lived two months. There are long eared bats in the rafters and a variety of fern species find foothold in the ancient walls. When you reach the sign to Eglwys it is possible to drive up the rough track to the farm near the church, or you may park in the lay-by on the other side of the A40 and walk. The distance is about half a mile. |
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