St Beuno
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A 12th century parish church, St Beuno's may have been used as a royal chapel during the early Middle Ages, as the princes of Gwynedd had a court in Aberffraw.
About this church
The oldest parts of the church date from the 12th century, although it was considerably enlarged in the 16th century when a second nave was built alongside the existing structure, with the wall in between replaced by an arcade of four arches. Restoration work in 1840 uncovered a 12th century arch in the west wall, which may have been the original chancel arch or a doorway to a western tower that has been lost. The church also has a 13th century font, some memorials from the 18th century, and two 18th century copper collecting shovels.
The church is set within a large churchyard. The first church community was established in Aberffraw in the 7th century by St Beuno (a Welsh holy man who became the abbot of Clynnog Fawr, on the Llŷn Peninsula in Gwynedd).
