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St Teilo's Church and Churchyard is a medieval church located in Wales and protected by Cadw under reference PE165. The building stands upon bedrock of Arenig Rocks formation, comprising undifferentiated mudstone, siltstone and sandstone deposited during the Arenigian period of the Ordovician. This stable geological foundation of fine-grained sediments has supported the structure through centuries of use.
The church reflects the architectural traditions of Welsh medieval Christianity, with its churchyard forming the sacred enclosure typical of parochial establishments from this period. The monument's dedication to St Teilo, an early Celtic saint, indicates connections to the broader religious landscape of medieval Wales and the veneration of local and regional holy figures that characterised parish organisation.
As a protected monument, St Teilo's Church and Churchyard preserves evidence of continuous religious and community use across the medieval period and beyond. The site's survival, anchored in its Arenigian bedrock in the Welsh landscape, makes it significant for understanding both local ecclesiastical history and the broader patterns of medieval church establishment in Wales.
St Teilo's Church & Churchyard is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference PE165. View the official record →
St Teilo's Church and Churchyard is a medieval church located in Wales and protected by Cadw under reference PE165.
St Teilo's Church & Churchyard dates from the medieval period, and is classified as a church. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
St Teilo's Church & Churchyard is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Cadw — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in Wales. The official designation reference is PE165.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Drim Camp (8.1 km), Earthworks SE of Clyn-Derwen (8.3 km), Camp 370m NE of Stoneyford (8.9 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of St Teilo's Church & Churchyard's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
St Teilo's Church & Churchyard stands on Arenig Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Arenigian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.