
What is recorded here
A named place photographed at this map point in Powys.
The church of St Melangell is dedicated to the 7th-century Welsh saint Melangell, who founded a cell here; the present church dates mainly from the 19th century but incorporates earlier foundations. It is significant as a site associated with early Christian pilgrimage and rural monastic life in Powys.
Places near here
The church, Pennant MelangellChurch, cross or graveyard · 24 yd
Pennant Melangell, Churchyard CrossCross · 31 yd
St Melangell's Church, Pennant MelangellChurch · 43 yd
Craig MelangellMountain / peak · 466 yd
Moel DimoelMountain / peak · 1196 yd
Rhyd y Felin forestForest or wood · 1.0 mi
Craig Llwyn-ArmonCliff · 1.1 mi
Edge of Rhyd y Felin forestForest or wood · 1.2 mi
Pen-y-Cerig, HutHut · 1.5 mi
Top of hill in moorlandMountain or hill · 1.8 mi
Small waterfall in Cwm RhiwarthWaterfall · 1.9 mi
Small waterfall on the Nant LwydWaterfall · 2.5 miOther information
Photo: Richard Law · CC BY-SA 2.0