Not too far from Tenby, on the spectacular St Govans head, wedged into a tiny crevice in the cliffs you will find St Govans chapel. This tiny chapel was built in the 13th century on the site of the cell of a 6th century Celtic monk. The hermit St Govan, an abbot from Wexford, Ireland reportedly hid from his pagan persecutors in a niche in the rock, which miraculouly opened, then closed behind him. It is said that visitors slim enough to turn around in this niche is assured of good luck. A former well on the chapel floor was supposed to cure disease.
Access to the chapel are by a steep flight of stone steps. Legend has it that the number of steps going down never matches the number coming back up! |
