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
reasonable good corn, about a mile upward from the shore unto
Carnarvon,—then more upward be Eryri Hills, and in them is very
little corn, except oats in some places, and a little barley, but
scantly rye, if there were the Deer would destroy it; but in Lleyn
and Eifionydd is good corn, both by shore, and almost through upland.
Syr Gul. Griffith hath a fayr House at Penrynn, two miles on this
side Bangor; William vab William, dwelleth at a place called
Gochwillan, a mile on this side Penryn; William Coetmore, dwelleth at
Coetmore, by Tal Lynn Ogwen; Pillsdon, in Caerarvon Town; John vab
Madock vab Poel, dwelleth in Lleen, at Bodvel; John Wynne, vab
Meredith, dwelleth at Gweder, a two bow shots above Llanrwst, on the
Ripe (Bank) of the Conwy River; Elis vab Morris, at Clennenna, in
Penmorva Parish, in Comot Hinioneth (Eifionydd).”
Should the stranger not be disposed to accompany us in our Tour round the
Promontory of Lleyn, and to the Island of Bardsey, (which, by the bye, we
hope to render both interesting and amusing), he may proceed from
Carnarvon to Bethgelert, and from thence, along the sea coast, to
Barmouth, by Tremadoc and Harlech; or, from Pont Aberglaslyn to Tan y
Bwlch, Meantwrog, Trawsfynydd, and so by Dol y Melynllyn, and the Cain
and Mawddach Waterfalls to Dolgelley. The distance from Carnarvon to
Bethgelert is about 12 miles: we proceed up the Hill, by Llanbeblig, (the
Parish Church) then over Pont Peblig Bridge, about half a mile beyond
which, on the left, is Glangwnna, the beautiful and much-admired seat of
Thomas Lloyd, Esq. standing on a fine eminence, between two rivers, at
the western extremity of the Parish of Llanrug; this place, in point of
situation, possesses many natural advantages, and all the improvements
exhibit evident tokens of a judicious mind, and cultivated taste, as it
contains, within its own limits, all the requisites to form a fine
landscape, and has on one side an extensive sea prospect, on the other, a
range of majestic mountains; upon the whole, this is generally considered
as one of the sweetest and loveliest Villas in this part of the
Principality. On the right, about the same distance from the road, is
Penrhôs, a large, handsome house, lately built by the proprietor, H. R.
Williams, Esq.; it commands a fine view of the Castle, the Menai,
Carnarvon Bay, and the surrounding Scenery. About three miles farther,
we approach the beautiful little vale of Bettws Garmon, watered by the
river Gwyrfai, the source of which is at the foot of Snowdon, and after
running through Quellyn Lake, and under Pont Newydd Bridge, it empties
itself into the Menai, at Abermenai. On the right, Mynydd-mawr forms a
striking feature, its top is smooth, but its front is formed into an
immense precipice, retiring inwards in a semicircular shape. Moel Aelia,
on the left, is another mountain of a stupendous bulk, most regularly
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