Identifier: cambrianmirroro00parr (find matches)
Title: The Cambrian mirror : or, North Wales tourist, comprehending the history and description of the towns, villages, castles, mansions, abbeys, churches, mountains, valleys, waterfalls, lakes, cataracts and bridges, in that interesting and romantic country, together with various routes to the most attractive places, and a sketch of the history, character, and manners of the people; also, a Steam packet companion from Liverpool to the Menai Bridge, describing the beautiful scenery and objects on the Welsh Coast
Year: 1843 (1840s)
Authors: Parry, Edward, of Chester
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Publisher: Chester : Parry
Contributing Library: Robarts - University of Toronto
Digitizing Sponsor: University of Toronto

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t the end of this. The space between these, formed some centuries ago, a habitable hundred of Merionethshire. It is supposed that the walls where built to keep out the sea; the irruption of which is recorded in the triads of Wales. There are several lakes in this neighbourhood. Cwm Bychan, is situated in a narrow grassy dell, and though the valley is not a mile in length, yet it is encompassed with scenery as black and dreary as imagination can conceive; and may bid defiance to the pencil of a Salvator Rosa to delineate. A new church has been erected at Harlech. The Blue Lion is a most excellent inn, where cars and guides maybe had to conduct the tourist to the different objects of attraction in the neighbourhood. Angling Stations. Distances from Harlech: Llanfihangel in Dwyryd... 5 ; Llanbedr in Bychan ... 3 Lakes. Llyn-y-Fedw Llyn Cwm Bychan Llyn Eidaw Llyn Trewyn Llyn GlynQuitting Harlech we pass through the village to LLANBEDR, Where a company from London has lately opened a slatequarry.
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CAMBRIAN MIRROR. 135 Bwlch Drws Ardudwy, Or the pass of Ardudwy, was anciently fortified, and at times occupied by contending chieftains. In the neighbourhood are two upright, uninsoribed stones, called Meini gwyr Ardudwy, or the stones of the heroes of Ardudwy. A little further on we pass two antique lodges, forming an entrance to a long avenue of a mile in length, up hill, leading to CORS-Y-GEDOL, One of the old baronial mansions of the principality, and the property of the Hon. E. M. Lloyd Mostyn. The house is built in the Elizabethan style, and approached through a porch leading to a court usually attached to most houses of distinction. The accompanying wood cut will give an idea of this ancient place. Cors-y-Gedol is noted in British history as being a place of hospitality, and the asylum of ancient British MSS., particularly the works of the poets, who were very lavish with their enconiums on the owners of this mansion :— Gwr oedd fwyn, gwir iddo fawl, A gadwai Gors-y-Gedawl; Alarchog ard

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