Cwmcarvan#Craig-y-dorth

{{Infobox UK place

| country = Wales

| welsh_name = Cwmcarfan

| static_image = Cwmcarvan.jpg

| static_image_width = 200px

| static_image_caption = Countryside at Cwmcarvan, pictured from the top of the church tower

| static_image_2_name =

| static_image_2_caption =

| constituency_welsh_assembly =

| coordinates = {{coord|51.76373|-2.75923|display=inline,title}}

| official_name = Cwmcarvan

| unitary_wales = Monmouthshire

| lieutenancy_wales = Gwent

| constituency_westminster = Monmouth

| post_town = MONMOUTH

| postcode_district = NP25

| postcode_area = NP

| dial_code = 01600

| os_grid_reference = SO476075

| population =

| community_wales = Mitchel Troy

}}Cwmcarvan ({{langx|cy|Cwmcarfan}}) is a small rural village in Monmouthshire, south east Wales. It is located 4 miles south west of Monmouth and about 4 miles east of Raglan, off the old A40 road two miles NW of Trellech.

History and amenities

File:Cwmcarvan Church.jpg

=Church of St. Catwg=

The church dates from the 13th or 14th century. It is in the Early English and Perpendicular styles, with some 16th-century features. It was heavily restored in the 1870s.John Newman, The Buildings of Wales: Gwent/Monmouthshire, 2000, {{ISBN|0-14-071053-1}} The dedication is to St Catwg or Cadoc, a Welsh saint of the 6th century. There are porches on both the south and north sides, supposedly so that the squires of Cwmbychan and Trevildu within the parish did not have to enter through the same door as each other.Sir Joseph Bradney, A History of Monmouthshire, vol.2 part 2, 1913

=Craig-y-dorth=

The hill of Craig-y-dorth, 1 mile north east of the church, was the site of a battle in 1404 between Owain Glyndŵr's army and English forces. According to the Annals of Owain Glyn Dwr, "There the English were killed for the most part and they were pursued up to the gates of the town" (of Monmouth).{{Coflein|num=402327|desc=Craig-y-dorth, site of battle, near Monmouth|access-date=2 April 2022}} The hamlet of Craig-y-dorth is one of the only two communities in Monmouthshire with its own flag, the other being the town of Monmouth.{{cite web|url=https://www.flaginstitute.org/wp/flags/craig-y-dorth-flag/|title=Craig-y-dorth, Monmouthshire|publisher=Flag Institute|access-date=2 April 2022}}

{{gallery|mode=nolines|whitebg=y|height=100|align=center

|File:Flag of Craig-y-dorth.svg|Flag of Craig-y-dorth

}}

=High Glanau=

The house at High Glanau was built in 1923 for the writer and garden designer Henry Avray Tipping.

References

External links

[http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/wal/MON/Cwmcarven/index.html Genuki basic info on the village]
[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~familyalbum/kmcarvan.htm Kelly's Directory 1901]
[https://www.geograph.org.uk/gridref/SO4707 Geograph photos of Cwmcarvan]

Category:Villages in Monmouthshire