Llanigon is in Mid Wales, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 52.0548°, -3.1501°.

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Llanigon

Llanigon in Wales Mid, United Kingdom.

St Eigon altar and east window - geograph.org.uk - 8146314 — Bill Nicholls — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence

Plan your visit

Typical visit: 4 h–8 h
Best time of year: Spring – autumn (Apr–Oct)

Llanigon is a place of interest in Wales Mid, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.

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From the Wikipedia article

Llanigon is a village and community in Powys, Wales on the edge of the Brecon Beacons National Park, north of the Black Mountains, Wales. The community population was 478. The nearest town is Hay-on-Wye, some 1.5 miles (2 km) to the east. It is in the historic county of Brecknockshire.

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Background

History

The church of St. Eigon was either dedicated to the 1st-century St. Eigon (daughter of Cartatacus) or more likely the 6th-century St. Eigion (brother of St Cynidr). The Saint Eigon interpretation inspired Barbara Erskine's novel The Warrior's Princess, partly set in Llanigon. Oral tradition in the parish of St. Eigon suggests that St. Paul crossed Gospel Pass in order to visit Caratacus. St. Eigon and her father may have met St. Paul whilst in Rome. Some say that St. Eigon is the Claudia mentioned by Saint Paul in Timothy II. St. Eigon may be the first female British saint. The church of St. Eigon predates the Norman Conquest, though the current building (parts of which are Norman) are…

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