Mynachlog-ddu

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Mynachlog-ddu (SN143306) is a village in the Preseli Hills, Pembrokeshire and formerly a civil parish.

There are two places of worship in the village: the Anglican church (Church in Wales) of St. Dogfael (sometimes, Dogmael), and Bethel, the Baptist meeting house. It is also the name of community council created from the civil parishes of Mynachlog-ddu and Llangolman in Pembrokeshire.

The village has limited attractions. There are 2 phone boxes, 3 post boxes, and a pub.

Caermeini, or more correctly Carn Menyn, part of the Preseli range, is located here and was the source of the bluestones used in the inner circle of Stonehenge. In 2000/2001 a project was established to try and transport a piece of bluestone from the village to stonehenge. The project ended when the stone sank in the sea. It was lifted out a few months after, but the project was never resumed.

Mynachlog-Ddu is run by the village mayor Dyfed Davies along with his 50 other family members,which help to run the only hotel in the village,Pantithel Hotel.The hotel offers a wide range of facilities:open swimming pool,sheep sheering competitions and free Occupational Theropy classes with the recommended Dr.Gwenhwyfair ap Dyfed Davies.The hotel offers an alcoholic rehab,wich is used daily by Trystan Griffiths a local farmer that works in the village. Mr.Gwydion Badger Griffiths is by far the best sheep sheerer, and in Dyfed Davies' eyes (village mayor) a cruital member of the hambon society in Pantithel hotel. Mr. Davies would highly recommend the badger to any other farmer, as his knowledge of sheep is of the highest possible standard.

Sport News;

In the annual bowls festival in Mynachlog-Ddu this year,the top two bowling teams of the South West Wales Bowling Union came to blows last weekend with Mynachlog-Ddu's crushing win over Cwm Miles.Man of the match Dyfed Davies,the standing mayor of the village,was left with a broken collar bone after officials from Cwm Miles team were furious about the bowling tactics of the Mynachlog-Ddu team.Some say using sheep wool to enhance the performance of the ball is not legal according to rule 146 of the Bowling Union Rules.Due to the brawl,Cwm Miles will have to drop out of the league.In further sport news,local boxing hero Arwel 'Dole' successfully defended his feather weight championship belt in his 178th defence of the title.