The Tourist's Guide through the Country of Caernarvon: containing a short sketch of its History, Antiquities, &c.Williams, P. B. (Peter Bailey)
History
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
This little Inland, at present contains about twelve or fifteen houses,
and about sixty or seventy inhabitants, who are mostly fishermen.—It
produces very good barley, and round its coast are great plenty of fish,
and abundance of Lobsters, which are mostly sent (as before observed) to
the Liverpool Market.
The revenues of the Monastery, at the general Dissolution, amounted,
according to Dugdale, to £46. 1s. 4d. Tradition says, that Aberdaron,
Bryn-croes, and Nevin, originally belonged to Bardsey, but at present the
Tythes of those three Parishes, are the property of the Cefn Amwlch
Family; and it is very probable that one of their ancestors purchased
them of the King (Henry VIII.) or his Ministers at that time. This
Island was granted by Edward VI. to his Uncle, Sir T. Seymour, and
afterwards to John, Earl of Warwick; and the present proprietor’s father
purchased it from Dr. Wilson of Newark. A tenement, called Court, in the
Parish of Aberdaron, originally belonged to Bardsey, and was granted and
purchased with the Inland, as before described. Part of Lleyn is to this
day, called the Lordship or Manor of Bardsey, and a kind of Leet Court is
still held, occasionally, either at Aberdaron, Bryncroes or Tydweiliog,
which is called the Court of the Lord of the Manor of Bardsey. The
present Lord of the Manor is the Marquis of Anglesey; there are also a
Recorder, Bailiff and Constable, attached to this Lordship. The Court
was probably held, formerly, at the above-mentioned Farm, which still
bears the name of Court; and not far off is another place, called _Secar_
(Exchequer), and it seems there was a prison or gaol there, for near it
is a hill, called Brynn y Grogbren, or Gallows Hill.—In general, when any
of the Inhabitants die, they are brought to Aberdaron for interment; but
in very stormy weather, the corpse is buried in the old Abbey Church
yard, and the person who is best qualified reads the funeral service.
Many years ago, when some of the Inhabitants had been to a Mill at
Aberdaron, a great tempest arose on their return, and they were blown to
the Coast of Cardiganshire, and landed in safety. A Light House is very
much wanted on this Island, as, for want of such an object to direct
them, Vessels are driven on Sarn Badrig-Goffrydiau-Caswennan, and other
dangerous rocks, and many lives lost every year. We are happy to add,
that such a building is at present in contemplation. There are several
Welsh Poems still extant, addressed to some of the Abbots.—Not far from
hence is Carreg, the seat of Robert Thomas Carreg, Esq. now resident at
Cefn mine.
Public-domain text, read in full here on John Shaqi.
Reviews
Reviews
No reviews yet
Be the first to share your thoughts on this work.
Elsewhere in the archive
Join the Discussion
Join the discussion
Sign in to leave a comment or review.
Sign InorCreate an account