OR675 Eglwys Cynhaern Bannau Brycheiniog Ystumllyn church aka Eglwys Ynyscynhaearn

Ystumllyn church aka Eglwys Ynyscynhaearn was built on a rocky outcrop in a middle of a marsh

Today these trees have matured and tower above as you walk through the woodland

Situated on the south side of Snowdon it is surrounded by deciduous woodland and green fields

A case of being in the right place at the right time

Over the years nature took its toll and the woodland became overgrown and wild

OR675 Eglwys Cynhaern Bannau Brycheiniog Ystumllyn church aka Eglwys YnyscynhaearnWatercolour Image size : 55cm x 34cmFramed size : 75cm x 60cm Ystumllyn church aka Eglwys Ynyscynhaearn was built on a rocky outcrop in a middle of a marsh, half a mile south of the village of Pentrefelin. It is where David Owen, the bard and harpist, better known as Dafydd y Garreg Wen was buried. Also John Stumllyn, a black servant to the Wynne family brought here as a young boy in the middle of the 18th century. He was taught to speak Welsh and