Church of St Cwyllog

Simple rural church consisting of continuous chancel and nave of 3-bays with 2-bay W annexe built along the same alignment. Built of local rubble masonry with massive quoins. Roof of thin slates with stone copings; E cross finial and single bellcote at W end of nave, squat stack to W annexe gable.

The W annexe has a C16 doorway near the W end, with chamfered jambs and a round head; it has been converted into a window during the mid C19 restoration. At the E end is a modern doorway. There is an original window of 2 round headed lights in a square frame with moulded label at E end of S wall; modern window to the W. The W wall has some original hollow-chamfered gable copings.

The chancel window is a repaired late C15 window of 3 trefoil lights in a shallow pointed arch with moulded label. The nave has a late C15 N doorway at the R (W) end which has chamfered jambs and a pointed head in a square frame with a moulded label. There are 2 late C16 windows in the N wall, each of 3 square-headed lights with chamfered jambs and mullions; there is a similarly detailed window at the E end of the S wall, the other 2 S windows are mid C19 copies.

The bell is said, by RCAHM, to have 3 bulls heads and initials and date: R B W E M C W E T 1661.

The interior has not been inspected at the time of the survey but is said, by RCAHM, to have the following:

The fittings are mainly late C18. The pulpit and reading desk combined are rectangular in plan with panelled front and sides. The pulpit has a moulded cornice and a high panelled back with a scroll-cresting and the inscription and date: M T I I WARDENS 1769; communion rails round 3 sides of the altar table are probably contemporary fittings.

C13 font is a cylindrical bowl with a cable-moulding at the base. The surface is decorated with carving in relief, the chief motif being an elaborate conventional leaf pattern. Roughly a third of the decoration remains unfinished, a rectangular pattern of knotwork having been set out but not completed and the cable-moulding on the base left as plain roll in part.

Late C18 memorials to:

Rowland Hughes of Bryngola d1762, his wife Margaret (Prydderch) d1801 and their children Mary d1737/8, John d1763 and Jane d1770

William Prichard of Trescawen d.1763, his wife Lettice d1793 and their son William d1803

A fireplace was inserted in the W annexe, probably C18.

William Hughes of Bryngola d1793, his wife Mary (Griffith) d1771 and their son William d1771