Cwmcarvan ( cy, Cwmcarfan) is a small rural village in

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, south east Wales. It is located 4 miles south west of

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and about 4 miles east of

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, off the old A40 road two miles NW of Trellech.

History and amenities

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, 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 Owain ap Gruffydd (), commonly known as Owain Glyndŵr or Glyn Dŵr (, anglicised as Owen Glendower), was a Welsh leader, soldier and military commander who led a 15 year long Welsh War of Independence with the aim of ending English rule in Wa ...

's rebels 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). 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.

High Glanau

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

References

External links

Genuki basic info on the village

Geograph photos of Cwmcarvan
* Villages in Monmouthshire {{Monmouthshire-geo-stub