On a cycling tour of the Vale of Clwyd V and I visited the medieval church of St Saeran at Llanynys. Inside the church are some truly stunning pre reformation wall paintings that have been preserved under layers of Henrician white wash. Sadly today the church door was locked; yet the door itself is fascinating as it has several pieces of 16th and 17th century 'vandalism'. The photograph shows the church porch and the graffiti on the door:
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| The Roman numerals inside the porch say ANNO DMQXLIIII (1544). |
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| Admittedly it is not clear, but you can make out 1602 and perhaps 1599. |
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I have not been able to find out anything about the graffiti, but it is safe to assume that in such a prominent place it was done for a purpose. The church yard also has a number of magnifient yew trees.
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| The photograph shows the east side of the church and the renovated bell tower. |
Tim it is well worth a visit to Llangernyw Church which has a Yew tree estimated as 4000 years old. Around the back of the church are old standing stones, one of which has a cross carved onto it which is estimated to be very early christian.
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