Dyfed's Mysterious Sites -------------Hauntings------------ Laugharne Nanteos Strata Florida Abbey Llanarth ---------------Stone Circles----------- Gors-fawr ---------------Major Sites----------- St David's Peninsula ---------------UFO's----------- Broad Haven ---------------Burial Chambers----------- Pentre Ifan -------Legends and Folklore-------- Bedd Afanc Ogaf Myrddin Freni Fawr Bryn Myrddin Roch Castle Llandysul Bosherton Bedd Arthur Green Bridge Cave Clegyr Boia The Devil's Bridge St Govan's Chapel Llyn Llech Owain Carreg Cennen Castle Pistyll Teilo Llyn-y-Fan Fach Home Site Map Dyfed Map England Map Scotland Map Wales Map Llanarth Llanarth church is associated with a legend of the Devil; unusually the Devil creeps into the church and tries to steal one of the church bells. (It is more common for him to steal the whole church). In the process of his theft he wakes the vicar who challenges him with the name of Christ. Eventually the Devil concedes, and jumps off the church tower. He is said to have left the marks of his hooves on a stone in the graveyard when he landed. Map ref:SN 4257 Directions: On the A4857 Pistyll Teilo The water from the waterfall has long been thought to have healing properties, it was said to heal bruises and other ailments. All you had to do was hold the affected part in the main stream of icy water for a short while. A ghost is also said to haunt the vicinity wailing like a banshee. She cries 'It is long and cold to wait for the descendants of Wil Wattar'. Waterfalls were long regarded as mysterious places by the Celts, and were often haunted by banshees and other supernatural creatures. In Scotland the most likley place to meet a Urisk, similar to a Greek Fawn (half human half goat) was by a waterfall.