helmet partly cut off to accommodate new position after 1843 refurbishment
Latin Inscription "Herer lies Gruffydd son of Dafydd the Red: Lamb of God have mercy upon me"
limestone. Would have been colourfully painted, now covered with stone coloured wash.
monument believed moved nearer the altar from its original position in the north wall which was removed with the buiiding of the North transcept
grandson of Dafydd, the brother of Llewelyn ab Gruffydd, the last true Prince of Wales
He held land in Penmachno and through his wife Margaret , part of Cwmllanerch half a mile to the north of the church as well as severeal other places in North Wales. He is thought to have lived at Fedw Deg, safe on the high ridge between Betws-y-Coed and Penmachno 2 miles south of the church. He fought at the battle of Poitiers in 1356 under the Black Prince. There were many welshmen fighting in France during the Hundred Years War (1337-1453) some fighting for the french as mercenaries., some for the english and some changing their allegance half way through. Power struggles were complicated and involved the Irish and Scots as well as the welsh, english and french. Gruffydd was also the foreman of a jury that met at Trefriw in 1350s. It could well be that he was the original patron of the church.