Diwrnod Treftadaeth Eglwys Sant Cybi
Diwrnod Treftadaeth Eglwys Sant CybiHeritage Day at St Cybi's Holyhead
Heritage Day at St Cybi's Holyhead11/04/2026, 9:30 a.m. - 11/04/2026, 4 p.m.
Eglwys Cybi Sant, Caergybi
Ar ddydd Sadwrn 11 Ebrill bydd Eglwys Sant Cybi, Caergybi yn cynnal Diwrnod Treftadaeth sy’n edrych ar rai agweddau ar yr hanes hwn.
09.30 – 09.50 Cofrestru a Choffi.
09.50 – 10.00 Cyflwyniad.
10.00 – 11.15 Sgwrs: Robert Evans. Archaeoleg Grefyddol ar Ynys Sanctaidd.
- Mae Robert (Rob) Evans, BA, MA, yn uwch archeolegydd gyda Heneb, a elwid gynt yn Ymddiriedolaeth Archaeolegol Gwynedd. Ymhlith y cloddiadau niferus y mae wedi’u gwneud mae sawl un yn Eglwys Sant Cybi.
11.15 – 11.30 Coffi.
11.30 – 12.45 Sgwrs: Dr Martin Crampin. Gwydr lliw ar Ynys Sanctaidd.
- Mae Dr Martin Crampin, BA, MA, PhD yn Gymrawd Ymchwil yng Nghanolfan Uwchefrydiau Cymreig a Cheltaidd, Prifysgol Cymru. Mae Martin yn awdur nifer o lyfrau ar Wydr Lliw yng Nghymru yn ogystal â chynnal gwefan Prifysgol Cymru ar Wydr Lliw yng Nghymru, catalog chwiliadwy o wydr lliw yng Nghymru.
12.45 – 14.00 Cinio. Bydd te, coffi a diodydd meddal ar gael, ond dewch â’ch bwyd eich hun.
14.00 – 15.15 Sgwrs: Yr Athro Barry Lewis Seintiau Ynys Sanctaidd.
- Mae’r Athro Barry Lewis o Sefydliad Uwchefrydiau Dulyn, Ysgol Astudiaethau Celtaidd yn awdur nifer o lyfrau. Mae ei ddiddordebau ymchwil yn cynnwys pob agwedd ar iaith a llenyddiaeth Gymraeg ganoloesol ac ar hyn o bryd mae’n gweithio ar argraffiad o Bonedd y Saint, y prif gasgliad o achau seintiau o’r Gymru ganoloesol, ac astudiaeth o Fywydau a chwlt Sant Cybi.
15.15 – 16.00 Coffi a thaith dywys o amgylch yr eglwys.
Bydd mynediad i’r sgyrsiau uchod yn rhad ac am ddim, fodd bynnag, byddai rhoddion tuag at gynnal Eglwys Sant Cybi yn cael eu gwerthfawrogi’n fawr.
Holy Island, Anglesey is only 12.3 km (7.64 ml) long and 5.6 km (3.48 ml) wide, covering a mere 39.4 Km2 (15.2 sq. ml), but contains a wealth of religious history.
On Saturday 11th April St Cybi’s Church, Holyhead is hosting a Heritage Day looking at some aspects of this history.
09.30 – 09.50 Registration and Coffee.
09.50 – 10.00 Introduction.
10.00 – 11.15 Talk: Robert (Rob) Evans.
Religious Archaeology on Holy Island.
- Robert (Rob) Evans, BA, MA, is a senior archaeologist with Heneb, previously known as Gwynedd Archaeological Trust. Amongst the numerous excavations he has carried out there are several at St Cybi’s Church.
11.15 – 11.30 Coffee.
11.30 – 12.45 Talk: Dr Martin Crampin.
Stained Glass on Holy Island.
- Dr Martin Crampin, BA, MA, PhD is a Research Fellow at the Centre for Advanced Welsh and Celtic Studies, University of Wales. Martin is the author of many books on Stained Glass in Wales as well as hosting the University of Wales website on Stained Glass in Wales, a searchable catalogue of stained glass in Wales.
12.45 – 14.00 Lunch.
Tea, Coffee and soft drinks will be available, but please bring your own food.
14.00 – 15.15 Talk: Professor Barry Lewis.
The Saints of Holy Island.
- Professor Barry Lewis of the Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, School of Celtic Studies is the author of several books. His research interests include all aspects of medieval Welsh language and literature and he is currently working on an edition of Bonedd y Saint, the main collection of saints’ genealogies from medieval Wales, and a study of the Lives and cult of St Cybi.
15.15 – 16.00 Coffee and a guided tour of the church.
Admission to the above talks will be free, however donations towards the upkeep of St Cybi’s Church would be much appreciated.