cliciwch yma - Sacred Space

How to find us
St. Hilary’s,
Erbistock, LL13 0DL
Sut i ddod o hyd i ni
Eglwys Sant Hilari,
Erbistog, LL13 0DL
The map below shows the rural churchyards taking part in the
Sacred Space project. If you’ve enjoyed your visit to one of our
amazing churchyards, why not discover the secrets and delights all
of the others hold in store?
Mae’r map isod yn dangos y mynwentydd gwledig sy’n cymryd
rhan yn y prosiect Sacred Space. Os ydych wedi mwynhau’ch
ymweliad ag un o’n mynwentydd rhyfeddol, beth am ddarganfod y
cyfrinachau a’r pleserau y mae gan bob un o’r lleill i’w cynnig?
Wales • Cymru
Rhosllanerchrugog
A483
A5
Llangollen
Froncysyllte
Chirk/
Y Waun
Wrexham/
Wrecsam
A5
Oswestry/
Croesoswallt
Eyton
Erbistock
St Martins
Rossett
Gresford
Isycoed
A495
Whittington
Bangor-Is-Y-Coed
Overton
Ellesmere
For more information visit: I gael mwy o wybodaeth, ewch i:
www.sacred-space.org.uk
A41
Malpas
Tallarn
Green
Penley
Hanmer
Bronington
Bettisfield
A49
Whitchurch
England • Lloegr
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Fabulous flowers & plants
Blodau a phlanhigion hyfryd
a
g
b
h
a Snowdrop Yr Eirlys
Galanthus - Also known
as ‘Eve’s Tears’ or
Candlemas Bells Mae
Cloch y Baban ymhlith
yr enwau Cymraeg eraill
arno, a Candlemass Bells
yn Saesneg (mae G ˆwyl
Fair y Canhwyllau ar 2il
Chwefror)
b Ramsons Craf y Geifr
Allium ursinum
Also known as Wild
Garlic Mae Garlleg
Gwyllt yn enw arall arno
c Lesser Celandine
Llygad Ebrill
Ranunculus ficaria
c
i
d
d Field Woodrush
Y Milfyw
Luzula campestris
e Cuckoo Pint
Pidyn y Gog
Arum maculatum
Also known as ‘Lords
and Ladies’ Mae
Pregethwr yn y Pulpud
ymhlith yr enwau eraill
arno
f Lady’s smock Ffedog
y Forwyn
Cardamine pratensis
g Forget-me-not
Sgorpionllys
Myosotis palustris
j
e
k
h Cowslip
Briallen Fair
Primula Veris
i PrimroseY Friallen
Primula
j Cow Parsley
Y Gorthyfail
Anthriscus sylvestris
k Yarrow Milddail
Achillea millefolium
l Germander
Speedwell
Llygad Doli
Veronica chamaedrys
Also known as Bird’s
Eye Mae Craith Unnos
ymhlith yr enwau eraill
arno
Look out for... Cadwch lygad yn agored am...
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The grave of Ellen
Francis, hostess of
the Erbistock Boat
House.
Bedd Ellen Francis,
croesawferch Tˆy
Cwch Erbistog.
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The memorial to
Mary Hannah Hall
- school mistress
aged 19.
Y gofeb i Mary
Hannah Hall -
ysgolfeistres 19 oed.
A glimpse into the past...
Look around the churchyard - you’ll find many interesting and ornately
decorated 18th and 19th Century memorials that can give us clues to
what life was like in the past.
Look out for the tomb of Ellis Boates of Rosehill. The church was built as
a memorial to him, funded by his wife, Caroline Boates. When she died
in 1860, the construction was taken over by their daughter Gertude. In
1872, Gertrude gave the ‘reredos’ (the decorative screen behind the
altar) to the church in memory of her husband Capt. Henry Girardot
and their only child, Guy Henry Giradot. The whole family are buried
here together.
Can you find the grave of Jane Platt, a family servant who died in 1903
aged 76? Her tombstone was ‘erected in affectionate remembrance by
the members of a family in whose service she was for over 40 years’.
Jane’s mother and father, Ann and John Platt are also buried in the
churchyard.
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The grave of Ellis Boates, his wife
& family - who built the church in
his memory.
Bedd Ellis Boates, ei wraig a’i deulu
- a adeiladodd yr eglwys er cof
amdano.
Cipolwg ar y gorffennol...
The memorial to Jane Platt,
erected by the family she served
for over 40 years.
Y Gofeb i Jane Platt, a godwyd gan
y teulu y bu’n ei wasanaethu am
fwy na 40 o flynyddoedd.
Edrychwch o amgylch y fynwent – fe fyddwch yn gweld llawer o
gofebion diddorol ac addurnol o’r 18fed a’r 19eg Ganrif sy’n gallu rhoi
cliwiau i ni ynglˆyn â sut beth oedd bywyd yn y gorffennol.
Cadwch lygad yn agored am fedd Ellis Boates o Rosehill. Codwyd yr
eglwys er cof amdano, dan nawdd ei wraig, Caroline Boates. Pan fu hithau
farw ym 1860, daeth ei merch, Gertrude, yn gyfrifol am yr adeiladu. Ym
1872, rhoddodd Gertrude y ‘reredos’ (y sgrin addurnol y tu ôl i’r allor) i’r
eglwys er cof am ei g ˆwr, y Capten Henry Girardot, a’u hunig blentyn, Guy
Henry Giradot. Mae’r teulu cyfan wedi’u claddu yma gyda’i gilydd.
A allwch chi ddod o hyd i fedd Jane Platt, sef morwyn teulu a fu farw
ym 1903 yn 76 oed? Codwyd ei charreg fedd er cof annwyl gan aelodau
teulu y bu’n ei wasanaethu am fwy na 40 o flynyddoedd. Mae mam a
thad Jane, Ann a John Platt, hefyd wedi’u claddu yn y fynwent.
St Hilary’s
Eglwys Sant Hilari
Erbistock Erbistog
Explore the hidden treasures
in our rural churchyards
Fforio trysorau cudd yn ein
mynwentydd gwledig

The Rhododendrons in full bloom
- a spectacular sight in May and
June.
Y Rhododendron yn ei flodau -
golygfa ysblennydd ym mis Mai a
mis Mehefin.
Welcome
The close proximity of St
Hilary’s churchyard to the
River Dee provides an ideal
habitat for a wide range of
plants, animals and bird life.
The original churchyard was
extended in the north west
corner in 1910 and a further
burial ground, uphill of the
site, which you can access
from the public footpath, was
consecrated in 1939.
You may see hedgehogs
foraging for worms and, as dusk falls, bats leave their roosts
in the tall trees in search of supper. Often though, the water
birds are the stars of the show.
Croeso
Mae’r ffaith bod mynwent Sant Hilari mor agos at afon
Dyfrdwy’n golygu ei bod yn gynefin delfrydol ar gyfer ystod
eang o blanhigion, anifeiliaid ac adar. Estynnwyd y fynwent
wreiddiol yn y gornel ogledd-orllewinol ym 1910 a
chysegrwyd claddfa bellach ym
1939, i fyny’r bryn o’r safle, y 1
gallwch fynd iddi o’r llwybr
troed cyhoeddus.
Efallai y gwelwch ddraenogod
yn chwilota am bryfed genwair
ac, wrth iddi ddechrau nosi,
bydd ystlumod yn gadael eu
clwydi yn y coed tal i chwilio
am swper. Ond, yn aml, yr adar
d ˆwr yw sêr y sioe.
The sandstone wall provides a
habitat for many wall plants.
Mae’r wal o dywodfaen yn
darparu cynefin i lawer o
blanhigion wal.
Wonderful wildlife
You’ll be very unlucky not to see any of our permanent residents
or seasonal visitors on a trip to St. Hilary’s churchyard. Look out
for voles scurrying and squabbling in the tussocky grass. As well as
bumblebees and butterflies attracted by the wildflowers in spring
and summer, throughout the year you’ll see a whole host of bird life
wandering in from the banks of the River Dee.
The Heron Ardaea cinerea is usually solitary, although several
birds may be seen feeding fairly close together. It stalks its food,
generally fish, amphibians, molluscs and aquatic insects, often standing
motionless for long periods of time before striking. It usually feeds
close to the bank, but may wade out into shallow water.
You may catch a glimpse of a Kingfisher Alcedo atthis with its
unmistakable bright blue and orange plumage, flitting through the
churchyard back to its riverside perch.
Sometimes you’ll see the Swans Cygnus olor out for a stroll in the
churchyard and may also be lucky enough to see a Dipper Cinclus
Cinclus - a slate grey-black bird with a brown head and white throat,
that feeds on aquatic larvae, insects and molluscs.
Finding your way around
Dod o hyd i’ch ffordd o gwmpas
Through the year Gydol y flwyddyn
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Bywyd gwyllt
rhyfeddol
Fe fyddwch chi’n anlwcus iawn os na
welwch rai o’n preswylwyr parhaol
neu ein hymwelwyr tymhorol ar
daith i fynwent Sant Hilari. Cadwch
lygad yn agored am lygod y gwair
yn sgrialu ac yn ffraeo yn y glaswellt
twmpathog. Yn ogystal â chacwn
bwm ac ieir bach yr haf yn cael
eu denu gan y blodau gwyllt yn y
gwanwyn a’r haf, fe fyddwch hefyd yn
gweld llu cyfan o adar yn crwydro i
mewn o lannau afon Dyfrdwy gydol
y flwyddyn.
Mae’r Crëyr Glas Ardaea cinerea fel rheol i’w weld ar ei ben ei hun, er
bod modd gweld sawl aderyn yn bwydo’n eithaf agos at ei gilydd. Mae’n
aml yn hela’i fwyd, sef pysgod, amffibiaid, molysgiaid a phryfed y d ˆwr yn
gyffredinol, trwy sefyll yn gwbl llonydd am gyfnodau hir cyn ymosod. Fel
rheol, mae’n bwydo’n agos at y lan, ond gall fynd allan i dd ˆwr bas.
Efallai y cewch gip ar Las y Dorlan Alcedo atthis â’i blu glas ac oren
digamsyniol, yn gwibio trwy’r fynwent yn ôl i’w
glwyd ar lan yr afon.
Nuthatches Sitta
europea on the tree
trunks & branches.
Delor y Cnau
Sitta europea
ar foncyffion a
changhennau’r coed.
The Heron Ardaea cinerea is
the largest of the European
Heron family.
Y Crëyr Glas Ardaea cinerea
yw’r mwyaf o’r teulu Crehyrod
Ewropeaidd.
Weithiau fy fyddwch yn gweld yr
Alarch Dof Cygnus olor yn mynd
am dro yn y fynwent, ac efallai y
byddwch yn ddigon ffodus i weld
Bronwen y D ˆwr Cinclus Cinclus,
sef aderyn llwyd-ddu ei liw â phen
brown a gwddf gwyn sy’n bwydo
ar larfâu, pryfed a molysgiaid.
Look out for... Cadwch lygad yn agored am...
Colourful lichens
growing on many of
the older gravestones
and walls.
Cennau lliwgar yn tyfu
ar lawer o’r waliau a’r
cerrig beddi hˆyn.
Spot a flash of irridescent blue? It
may be a Kingfisher heading back
to the river.
Wedi cael cip ar fflach o las
enfysliw? Efallai mai Glas y Dorlan
ar ei ffordd yn ôl i’r afon ydyw.
Watch out for the Dipper - the
male has a sweet, wren-like song.
Cadwch lygad yn agored am
Fronwen y d ˆwr – mae gan yr
aderyn gwrywaidd gân debyg i
ddryw.
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