St Tanwg's Church, Llandanwg, viewed from west.
Ref: DS2007_472_001
St Tanwg's Church is situated within sand dunes on the foreshore, some 20m from the high water mark. It is medieval in origin, and houses three fifth to sixth century inscribed stones and two cross incised stones. The churchyard is no longer used for burial and much of it is now buried beneath dunes. The church is a Grade II listed building, parts of which date to the thirteenth century. An oak rood screen was installed, probably in the fifteenth century. Its top beam remains in place and there are some remains of a later western gallery. In the churchyard (beneath the east window) is the grave of renowned Welsh poet and minstrel, Sion Phillips, who drowned crossing from Pwllheli to Llandanwg in 1620. Tanwg's was abandoned following the construction of a new church, St Tanwg (NPRN 43902), at Harlech in 1841. The fifteenth century octagonal font was removed to the new church at this time. The church was restored and re-roofed in 1884.