The St Govan's Chapel is a tiny chapel hidden in a cleft in the cliffs where it has survived for hundreds of years. According to the expert, the chapel was definitely here in the 11th Century, and part of the chapel actually date all the way back to the 6th Century.
The story of St Govan goes like this: the pirates from Lundy Island tried to capture him. They chased him to the edge of the cliff and suddenly, the cleft in the rock open miraculously for Govan to hide in. Govan then decided to stay for the rest of his life, worshipping, preaching and teaching. His saintliness was marked by the Church, which designated March 26th as St Govan's Day, and by followers who built the Chapel in the Cliffs.
The flight of really steep stairs leading down to the chapel
Looking down to the chapel half way down the stairs
On the coastline
Inside the chapel. It is quite tiny and it measures approximately 5.3m by 3.8m
It is very windy on the cliff side!
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