The contents of the church apart from the font are Victorian or later. It was not until 1861 that the church was restored and enlarged, further restoration followed in 1901 and in 1932. The church is mentioned in 1230 and was ceded to the crown from the Knights of St John in 1540. The fabric of the church dates largely to the 14th, 16th and 19th centuries though the foundations may well date to the 13th century. The church of St Cadoc (Cattwg) was reputedly founded in the 6th or 7th century by St Cennydd, a missionary of St Cattwg. Mansel had endeavoured to keep hold of the district due to an old family claim, its potential for trade was no doubt attractive and he reaped the rewards of keelage and salvage from occasional shipwrecks. Nearby post-medieval barns at Moorcorner Farm (02675w) and Newhouse Farm (02676w) used to store corn still survive intact.ĭuring the medieval period it is recorded that Sir Edward Mansel, built a port however it is more likely that he improved already existing facilities. The bay was particularly convenient due to the proximity of the steep limestone cliffs to the shore and the demand for limestone, and access to neighbouring farmland was easy along the established road system. A number of 'ports', usually consisting of a single pier, sprung up during the medieval period along the Gower shore and similarly along the Devonshire coast, giving greater access for trade of livestock, dairy produce, corn and limestone. Port Eynon has been a popular fishing location for hundreds of years renowned for its catches of bass, mackerel and oysters in particular. II) describes the finds as dating from the Mesolithic or Neolithic period however they are only recorded briefly in the SMR as prehistoric tools, a group of 21-30 assorted tools considered to be domestic. Little archaeological evidence is recorded of Port Eynon earlier than the medieval period other than flints scatters found in the Bay, at Overton cliffs, and elsewhere. Port Eynon is in part designated as a conservation area (EV 9) in the Swansea Unitary Development Plan. The area borders the former Manor of Paviland to the west, Horton to the east and Scurlage in the north. The historic landscape area of Port Eynon represents the former manor of Port Eynon encompassing the main settlement on the edge of the bay, and the neighbouring hamlet of Overton, together with the associated field system. Post-medieval/medieval settlement and agricultural landscape and manorial centre: varied fieldscape nucleated organic settlement and loose dispersed scatter post-medieval vernacular buildings buried archaeology coastal and maritime features rural industry - extraction processing and rural crafts.
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