> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://www.digest.andymarshall.co/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # St. Cynhaearn, Ynyscynhaearn, Gwynedd, Wales - URL: https://www.digest.andymarshall.co/st-cy/ - Published: 2024-03-07T20:50:00.000Z - Updated: 2024-03-11T20:51:29.000Z - Description: To think that this church was originally surrounded by water, a sanctuary that is tucked away from the coast and prying Viking eyes. - Author: Andy Marshall - Tags: St Cynhaearn, Ynyscynhaearn, Gwynedd, wales, churchcrawling --- ![upload in progress, 0](https://storage.ghost.io/c/2e/b6/2eb6d776-18dd-41f1-a2d1-b76fa2d605be/content/images/revue/items/images/017/498/190/original/st_cynhaearn-1.jpg) ## St Cynhaearn, Ynyscynhaearn Gwynedd, Wales **I drove past the entry to the causeway that leads to St. Cynhaearn about three times.** It's tiny and very narrow. Edging the van through the gate and then along the thin causeway felt like an act of pilgrimage. The landscape enforces a reverential pace towards a church that is only revealed at the last stages of the journey. To think that this church was originally surrounded by water, a sanctuary that is tucked away from the coast and prying Viking eyes. ![upload in progress, 0](https://storage.ghost.io/c/2e/b6/2eb6d776-18dd-41f1-a2d1-b76fa2d605be/content/images/revue/items/images/017/498/543/original/remotemediafile_6554435_0_2022_06_14_19_55_50.jpg) ![upload in progress, 0](https://storage.ghost.io/c/2e/b6/2eb6d776-18dd-41f1-a2d1-b76fa2d605be/content/images/revue/items/images/017/498/544/original/remotemediafile_6554404_0_2022_06_14_15_53_26.jpg) This place has a feeling of sanctuary and it lead me into a creative process that was a sanctuary in itself. I'm only sharing a couple of the 'pro' images I took on the day. That's something that Friends of Friendless Churches is doing over on their [Twitter profile](https://twitter.com/friendschurches?ref=digest.andymarshall.co). The rest are images taken of my process and with my iPhone. ![upload in progress, 0](https://storage.ghost.io/c/2e/b6/2eb6d776-18dd-41f1-a2d1-b76fa2d605be/content/images/revue/items/images/017/498/430/original/img_5758.jpg) ![upload in progress, 0](https://storage.ghost.io/c/2e/b6/2eb6d776-18dd-41f1-a2d1-b76fa2d605be/content/images/revue/items/images/017/498/433/original/img_5771.jpg) ![upload in progress, 0](https://storage.ghost.io/c/2e/b6/2eb6d776-18dd-41f1-a2d1-b76fa2d605be/content/images/revue/items/images/017/498/553/original/img_5850.jpg) ![upload in progress, 0](https://storage.ghost.io/c/2e/b6/2eb6d776-18dd-41f1-a2d1-b76fa2d605be/content/images/revue/items/images/017/498/555/original/img_5851.jpg) ![upload in progress, 0](https://storage.ghost.io/c/2e/b6/2eb6d776-18dd-41f1-a2d1-b76fa2d605be/content/images/revue/items/images/017/498/491/original/screenshot_2022-08-18_at_09.11.01.png) ![upload in progress, 0](https://storage.ghost.io/c/2e/b6/2eb6d776-18dd-41f1-a2d1-b76fa2d605be/content/images/revue/items/images/017/498/437/original/img_5777.jpg) ![upload in progress, 0](https://storage.ghost.io/c/2e/b6/2eb6d776-18dd-41f1-a2d1-b76fa2d605be/content/images/revue/items/images/017/498/479/original/img_5827.jpg) ![upload in progress, 0](https://storage.ghost.io/c/2e/b6/2eb6d776-18dd-41f1-a2d1-b76fa2d605be/content/images/revue/items/images/017/498/481/original/st_cynhaearn_web-1.jpg) With express permission from Friends of Friendless Churches and the landowner, I stayed overnight in readiness for first light outside and in. ![upload in progress, 0](https://storage.ghost.io/c/2e/b6/2eb6d776-18dd-41f1-a2d1-b76fa2d605be/content/images/revue/items/images/017/498/615/original/img_5867.jpg) ![upload in progress, 0](https://storage.ghost.io/c/2e/b6/2eb6d776-18dd-41f1-a2d1-b76fa2d605be/content/images/revue/items/images/017/498/617/original/img_5870.jpg) The light was sweet first thing in the morning and I drank it in. ![upload in progress, 0](https://storage.ghost.io/c/2e/b6/2eb6d776-18dd-41f1-a2d1-b76fa2d605be/content/images/revue/items/images/017/498/625/original/img_5871.jpg) ![upload in progress, 0](https://storage.ghost.io/c/2e/b6/2eb6d776-18dd-41f1-a2d1-b76fa2d605be/content/images/revue/items/images/017/498/572/original/img_5855.jpg) ![upload in progress, 0](https://storage.ghost.io/c/2e/b6/2eb6d776-18dd-41f1-a2d1-b76fa2d605be/content/images/revue/items/images/017/498/575/original/img_5857.jpg) ![upload in progress, 0](https://storage.ghost.io/c/2e/b6/2eb6d776-18dd-41f1-a2d1-b76fa2d605be/content/images/revue/items/images/017/498/578/original/st_cynhaearn-2.jpg) chelfie ### [St Cynhaearn's, Ynyscynhaearn, Gwynedd - Friends of Friendless Churches](https://friendsoffriendlesschurches.org.uk/church/st-cynhaearns-ynyscynhaearn-gwynedd/?ref=digest.andymarshall.co) At the end of an ancient causeway, you'll find St Cynhaearn's. A church that was built on an island in the now-drained lake of Llyn Ystumllyn ##