Page AQUEDUCT of Pontcysyllte 62 Authorities 195 Berwyn Mountains 47 Brynkinallt 33 Castell Dinas Bran 84 Chirk Castle 23 — Village 30 Clawdd Offa, or Offa’s Dyke 11, 19 Conclusion 193 Dee, River 137 Glyn Dyfrdwy 145 La Crucis, or Pillar of Eliseg 129 Llangollen Town 1 — Church 178 — Bridge 143 — Vicarage 77 Llantysilio 110 Llys Pengwern 78 Plas Newydd 188 Ruabon, or Rhiwabon 12 Subscribers 197 Trevor Hall 72 Valle Crucis Abbey 113 Wynnstay 14 Llangollen AND ITS VICINITY. “Here let me still with simple Nature live, My lowly field-flowers on her altar lay; Enjoy the blessings that she meant to give, And calmly pass my inoffensive day.” THE attraction of North Wales, by its romantic scenery, the antiquity of its language, and the well authenticated records of its desperate struggle for independence, renders every part of the Principality interesting, and perhaps none more so than the beautifully picturesque town and neighbourhood of Llangollen, which have deservedly excited the attention and admiration of a vast number of strangers and antiquarians. Nor have the expectations of its numerous visitors been disappointed; for, though the Alps may raise their towering summits to a greater height—may embosom in their dark recesses more ample lakes, and give rise to more magnificent rivers—yet even they cannot present a more pleasing variety of scenery, or more picturesque views, than those with which Llangollen is surrounded. This small market town is on the border of North Wales, and is situated in that part of the county of Denbigh which adjoins Shropshire. It is on the south {2} bank of the river Dee, and the mail road from London to Holyhead passes through the town. The distance from London to Llangollen is about one hundred and ninety miles, and from the latter place to Holyhead seventy-seven miles.