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Capel Dewi, LLANDYSUL, SA44 4PJ

A water mill – the wheel is on the left side of the building, the water being conveyed in a channel from a weir at the road bridge. The AA village sign has presumably wandered here from somewhere nearby, but I haven't been able to find the place (Cilrhiwiau) on a map, although 13 miles from New Quay is a good clue. Phil Champion has alerted me to: http://www.welshblankets.co.uk/catalog_view.php?id=1044 , which explains the sign as follows: "The original village sign can be seen on the wall of the mill. removed in the second world war to confuse possible invaders to this quiet Welsh village it was never put back up but remained for donkeys years on the wall of their other mill Broneinon. Although known locally as Capel Dewi by local people after the little church at the top of the slope, the village was actually called Cilrhiwiau which translates as narrow valley. It has been known as Capel Dewi ever since. Not a lot of people know that!!" The owner of the mill has also contacted me. Apparently the sign was replaced after the end of the war by the CAPEL-DEWI sign, that being the welsh name for St David's Church (the village church).

This is a Wesleyan chapel dated 1901. There is also a ruined chapel in the churchyard, 'Cappel Enock'.

This ruined building in the graveyard for the present chapel has a datestone “Cappel Enock 1833”.

The water wheel is to the left of the building. Inside the mill there is lots of strange machinery!

Adfail Capel Enoc (adeiladwyd 1833) a Chapel Bethel a godwyd yn ei le yn 1901. Yswaeth, mae hwnnw hefyd wedi bod ar gau am oddeutu 20 mlynedd. The ruined Enoc's Chapel(built 1833) and Bethel Chapel which replaced it in 1901. Sadly, the latter closed approximately 20 years ago.

Afon Clettwr yn llifo o dan Bont y Foel. The Clettwr river flows beneath Pont y Foel.

On the brown sign it states 'Melin Wlan', Rock Mill, Woollen Mill. Interesting because this is the last remaining, water-powered, commercial Woollen Mill still working in Wales. The Mill was built in the 1890s by the great grandfather of the present owner and operator, Mr Donald Morgan. See: http://www.welshmills.org.uk/rockcd.m0.html

This OS cut mark can be found on the NW parapet of Pont y Foel. It marks a point 109.587m above mean sea level.

Cyrraedd pentre Capel Dewi. Entering the village of Capel Dewi (trans. Dewi's chapel).