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David Davis (14 February 1745 – 3 July 1827), known as "Castellhywel" or "Dafis Castellhywel" to differentiate him from others of the same name, was a Welsh minister and poet.

He was born at Goetre Farm in Llangybi, Cardiganshire, and educated at Carmarthen Academy. He became a minister at Ciliau Aeron, where he married the local squire's daughter. In about 1782 he moved to Castellhywel in the Cletwr valley, where he opened a school.

Works

• Cri Carcharor dan farn Marwolaeth (1792)
• Telyn Dewi (1824)

References

1. White, Cathryn (2012). Welsh poetry of the French Revolution, 1789-1805. Cardiff: University of Wales Press. p. 413. ISBN 9780708325292.
2. Cymmrodor. Cymmrodorion Society. 1890. p. 59.
3. "Davis, David, Dafis Castellhywel (1745–1827), Arian minister, poet, and schoolmaster". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. 1959. Retrieved 26 October 2021.

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