The link with the period known as the Dark Ages or the Age of the Saints is found in the legend Helig ap Glannog and his Llys (Palace) . A line of rocks seen at very low tide is said to be the remains of his Llys Helig which was supposedly inundated by the sea in the 6th. century.

The legend is rather far fetched but brings together and seeks to explain and identify personal names, man made structures and natural features found in our area. For this reason the story is well worth preserving.

The parish church is a modern building. Its dedication is to Gwynan a 6th century saint which suggests that a place of worship has existed here since that time. The medieval hamlet which once stood near and around the church has decayed many years ago.

However, a few clues of life in the middle ages survive in place names and field patterns.

On the uplands foundations of hafodtai (summer houses) are found. These seasonal dwellings were connected to the hendai (permanent houses) on the coastlands by trackways over which livestock was moved up and down in the seasonal practice of transhumance.

Some of these tracks were later utilised to transport peat (used as a fuel) from the upland bogs to the coastal farms. These wide, smooth tracks are identified today as rights of way providing numerous access routes to the surrounding hills.