2 HISTORY OF 



as tlie chief of the lierdsmen, or Cangi, who looked 

 after tlie herds of Caradog and his followers about 

 (iorwennydd, in Siluria; the Triads assert the 

 niunher of milch cows in these national herds to 

 be twenty thousand. Some learned antiquaries 

 place the summer residence of the Cangi of the 

 Ordovices near theCanganorumPromontorium,or 

 Braich y Pw 11 in Llyn, or more probably extend- 

 ing along the coast from that point to Bangor; and 

 in that case Dyganwy was their winter (juarters: 

 but tluit it was a town of the Ordovices before the 

 invasion of the Romans, is corroborated by the 

 discovery of a number of brass celts, or battle-axe 

 Ik ads, weapons peculiar to the ancient Britons; 

 they were found here some years ago, placed 

 lieads and points, under a large stone. 



When the Romans had subdued this country, 

 they also built a town on the Conway, but its site 

 was at tlie distance of five miles higher up the 

 river at Caer rliun.' Its name of Conovium was, 

 according to their general practice, the latinized 

 form of the Welsh term Cynwy. According to 

 Anlunine's Itinerary, Conovium was twenty-four 



' So called from llliuii, the son of Maelgwn Gwynodd. who snb- 

 (ieqiiently resided (liere. 



