Why this matters
St Illtud's Church marks a significant Celtic religious site established around 500 AD by St. Illtud, serving as an important center for education and missionary work in early medieval Britain; the site has been continuously used and expanded upon from its original foundation through Norman and later periods, reflecting the enduring importance of this location in Welsh religious history.
What is recorded here
This blue commemorative plaque records: St Illtud's Church This was originally a Celtic site, founded by St. Illtud around 500, comprising a church, monastery, school and mission centre. The west church was built by the Normans around 1100, extended into the east church in the 13th century. The ruin at the west end is a Galilee chapel and a chantry founded by the Raglan family. The ruin in the churchyard was the chantry priest's house. Recorded plaque organisation: Llantwit Major Local History Society.
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