44 Must-See Literary Landmarks in the United Kingdom
38. St Deiniol’s Churchyard, Final Resting Place of Literary Giants in Rhiw, Wales
In the quiet Welsh village of Rhiw, where mountains meet sea, lies St Deiniol’s Churchyard—a small, windswept burial ground that holds surprising literary weight. It’s here that poet R.S. Thomas, known for his stark, spiritual verses about Welsh identity and solitude, is buried. The church itself, simple and stoic, mirrors the tone of his work: spare, reverent, deeply rooted in the land. Visitors often leave a dog-eared copy of his poems beside the stone. If you’ve ever read R.S. Thomas and felt the ache of silence in his lines—this is where that silence lives.
