The Tourist's Guide through the Country of Caernarvon: containing a short sketch of its History, Antiquities, &c. — John Shaqi
The Tourist's Guide through the Country of Caernarvon: containing a short sketch of its History, Antiquities, &c.Williams, P. B. (Peter Bailey)
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The Tourist's Guide through the Country of Caernarvon: containing a short sketch of its History, Antiquities, &c.
Williams, P. B. (Peter Bailey)
Caernarvonshire (Wales) -- Description and travel
But before we proceed to a description of the Town, it may be necessary
to inform the stranger that there is a District of this County, on the
Denbighshire, or East side of the River Conway; and whether he be a
Botanist, a Mineralogist, a Naturalist, or Antiquary, he may, if he have
leisure, spend a few days on this side of the water with pleasure and
advantage. This detached part of the County of Carnarvon is called
_Creuddin yn Rhos_, and is celebrated for producing very excellent wheat;
it contains three Parishes, Llangwstenin, Llan Rhôs, or more properly
Llanfair yn Rhôs, and Llandudno.—In and about the ruins of old Diganwy,
or Dingonwy, now called _y Faerdre_, and in Gloddaith woods, the Botanist
will find a great number of rare Plants, while the Mineralogist will be
tempted to examine the Copper Mines at Llandudno, and the Historian and
Antiquary be induced to visit the curious collection of old Books and
Manuscripts, in the libraries of Gloddaith and Bodysgallen, (Bod
Caswallawn) two old family seats, belonging to Sir Thomas Mostyn Bart.
the former built in the time of Queen Elizabeth, since which period it
has undergone very little or no alteration, and almost all the old
furniture is preserved in the same state. Marle has also been a fine old
house, but was nearly burnt down about seventy years ago; it was at one
time the property of the Hollands, then of Sir Gryffydd Williams, of
Penrhyn, and on the death of his grandson Sir Robert, it devolved to Sir
Thomas Prendergast, an Irish Gentleman, in right of his Lady, Anne,
sister to Sir Robert, but at present this house, as well as the Ferry of
Conway, art in the possession of Owen Williams, Esq. M.P. for Great
Marlow.
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