By the 19th century the abbey had become ‘Neglected Neath (looming) up through its dense veil of smoke, like the skeleton of a stranded ship crumbling piecemeal to decay’.
Erbyn y 19eg ganrif, roedd yr abaty bellach yn destun esgeulustod mawr drwy len drwchus o fwg, megis ysgerbwd llong yn gaeth ar draeth ac yn raddol bydru.