LLANRHIAN

"LLANRHIAN, a parish in the hundred of Dewisland, county Pembroke, 11 miles S.W. of Fishguard, its post town, and 5 from St. David's. It is situated on the sea-coast, in the north-western part of the county. It includes the small village of Trevine, and is a prebend of St. David's cathedral. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of St. David's, value £105, in the patronage of the bishop. The church is dedicated to St. Rheanus. Here are remains of a Druidic circle.

"TREFINE, (or Trefine), a village in the parish of Llanrhian, county Pembroke, 8 miles S.W. of Fishguard, near the coast. In the vicinity is Longhouse cromlech of four stones, the one on the summit measuring 16 feet in length.

[Transcribed from The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland 1868]
by Colin Hinson ©2018