Saint Govan (Welsh: Gofan; died 586) was a hermit who lived in a fissure on the side of coastal cliff near Bosherston, in the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park, Wales.

[3][5] In gratitude, he decided to stay on along the cliff,[5] probably to help warn the locals of the impending pirate attack if they were to return.

This is now reached by a long flight of stone steps, the number of which is said to vary depending on whether one is ascending or descending.

St Govan may be identified with Sir Gawain, one of King Arthur's knights, who entered into a state of retreat in his later years.

[2][3] A legend says St Govan's hand prints are imprinted on the floor of his cave [2] and his body is buried under the chapel's altar.