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	Eglwys Sant Eilian/St Eilian’s Church Penysarn LL68 9LS Amlwch (Llaneilian) United Kingdom
Denomination:	Anglican
Congregation:	(Esgobaeth Bangor/Diocese of Bangor, Archdeaconry of Bangor, Synod Ynys Môn)
Geogr. Coordinates:	53.41062° N, 4.30363° W
Reference year:	1150
Description:	Predominantly Gothic single-nave church with square Roman west tower and an attached chapel for St Eilian
Name derivation:	From St Eilian


Building material	Tower from undressed random or roughly-coursed local stone, chamfered offsets of sandstone, slated roof; leaded roof on the nave


Noteworthy	Oak rood screen (15th or early 16th cent.) Choir stalls of oak (late 15th cent.) Coloured wooden corbel statues in nave and chancel (late 15th cent.)

History:

6th cent.:	Foundation of a monastic “clas” community by St Eilian
Mid- 12th cent.:	Construction of the church (west tower still remaining)
Late 14th cent.:	(or early 15th cent.) Construction of St Eilian’s Chapel over the traditional resting place of St Eilian
About 1490:	Rebuilding of nave and chancel
Early 16th cent.:	Addition of the porch in front of the south entrance
Late 19th cent.:	Restoration
2002:	Modern restoration

Important persons:

Patron:

Eilian (Welsh hermit, fl. 6th cent.)

Dimensions:

Nave Span [m]:	7.37
Tower Height [m]:	15.06

Sources

Longley, David: St Eilian’s Church Llaneilian – Archaeological Recording, Gwynedd Archaeological Trust, Bangor 2005, http://www.walesher1974.org/her/groups/GAT/media/GAT_Reports/GATreport_559_compressed.pdf, retrieved 13/06/2018

Wicipedia: Eilian, https://cy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eilian, retrieved 13/06/2018