St Gwynhoydl's Church

The village of Llangwnnadl stands 45 km south-east of Caernarfon on the northern coast of the Llŷn Peninsula. The church stands just north of the village and is dedicated to Gwynhoydl, a 6th-century Welsh saint. Also spelt Gwynhoedl, he was held to be a son of the legendary figure Seithennin in the genealogical tract Bonedd y Saint, and his feast day is said to have been on 1 January. The church dates from the 14th or 15th centuries, with the additional of the two aisles dating from 1520 to 1530. The church was on the pilgrimage route to St Mary's Abbey on Bardsey Island. It was restored in 1850 by Henry Kennedy, architect to the Diocese of Bangor.

Richard Haslam, Julian Orbach and Adam Voelcker, in their Gwynedd volume of the Buildings of Wales series, record the church's "extraordinary plan – three naves of equal length, the overall width greater than the length". Such a design is rare. The central nave and chancel are combined with a bellcote above. The building material is local rubble, and slate for the roof. Arcades in the interior carry two inscribed panels, one of the Latin inscriptions recording the burial of Saint Gwynhoydl at the site. The church is a Grade I listed building.