Commemorative plaque 42485

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.

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.