St Justinian's Chapel

The chapel is constructed of rubble stone, and in plan measures 12m x 5m and is about 4m high. There are several windows and two doors.^[2]

The now roofless but otherwise largely intact chapel was probably originally erected in the 16th century, possibly by Bishop Vaughan (1509-22) on considerably earlier foundations, using some of the earlier structure's materials. Descriptions of the earlier structure suggest battlements, gables and a tower. The chapel's name derives from the legend that the 6th and 7th century Saint Justinian was buried there after he was murdered on Ramsey, where he was established for a time. The chapel was a place of pilgrimage for some centuries.^[2][3]

During his lifetime, Justinian was a confessor to St David and his bones are believed to now rest in St Davids Cathedral.^[4][5]

Samuel Lewis, in his 1833 Topographical Dictionary of Wales, describes the chapel as forming "a very interesting ruin in a beautiful and romantic situation".^[6]