HARLECH TO BARMOUTH. 23 



formerly abounded. It was a neceflary precaution, 

 to prevent the friends of the deceafed from being 

 ihocked by the horrid fight of their carcafes mangled 

 by thefe rapacious animals. 



I paiTed Cors y G^dol, the ancient family feat of 

 the Vaughans, but now the property of fir Thomas 

 Moftyn, bart., and continuing my journey by Llan- 

 aber, foon afterwards arrived at 



Barmouth. 



This town is fituated in one of the moil unplea- 

 fant places that could have been chofen for it, near 

 the conflux of the river Maw, or Mawddach *.— 

 Some of the houfes are built among the fand at the 

 bottom, and others, at different heights, up the fide 

 of a huge rock, which entirely ihelters the place on 

 the eaft. The fituations of the latter are fo fingular, 

 that it is really curious for a ftranger to wind up 

 along the narrow paths among the houfes, where, 

 on one fide, he may, if he pleafe, enter the door of 

 a dwelling, or, on the other, look dotvn the chim- 

 ney of the neighbour in front. The inhabitants 

 might almoft cure their bacon in fome parts of this 

 town, by the fimple procefs of hanging it out of 

 their windows. The houfes at the foot of the rock 

 are nearly choaked up with fand, which fills every 



* From this river the town is fomctimes called Aber Maw, 

 The Conflux of the Maiu. This was fhortened into 'Bermaw, 

 and corrupted to Barmouth, 



c 4 paflage, 



