Gwehelog


Gwehelog is a village settlement and community in Monmouthshire, south east Wales. The community includes the village of Llancayo.

Location

Gwehelog is located south of the village of Raglan and north of the town of Usk in very rural Monmouthshire.

History and amenities

There is a Methodist chapel nearby. It was built in 1822, in the Simple Gothic and later Vernacular style of the long-wall entry type. It was modified in 1902.
A local pub and restaurant is the Hall Inn.
In May 2020 a 57-year-old man died after being attacked by a water buffalo at a farm in Gwehelog. A 19-year-old man was also airlifted to hospital and was in a critical condition at Cardiff's University Hospital of Wales. A 22-year-old woman suffered leg injuries. The water buffalo was destroyed after Gwent Police were called to the farm.