1 12 HISTORY OF 



of whicli contain four chains, and each chain five 

 bars ; the chains are extended from the pillars over 

 the roadway, and are fastened into the rock under 

 the castle on one side, and deep into the solid rock 

 of the island on the other. The distance between 

 the pillars is 327 feet. The vast embankment 

 which connects the island with the opposite shore 

 measures 2013 feet in length ; the materials being 

 clay, flanked with loose stones, have firmly with- 

 stood the most violent gales ; and it promises to 

 be a lasting monument of the enterprising genius 

 of the projector. 



On the town mountain are Aery extensive re- 

 mains of a British castle, known by the name of 

 Castell Seion: it is situated on the hio-hest brow 

 of the hill, and commands a most extensive pros- 

 pect. Like the generality of the fortresses of the 

 ancient Welsh, this was not a town for general 

 residence, but merely a place of refuge in time of 

 war, where they placed their families and cattle ; 

 for this purpose they generally selected a sj)ot in 

 the centre of their woods, on the eminence of a 

 mountain, and besides the natural advantages of 

 these posts, they were also secured liy regular 

 niiiiparts and flosses. The remains of Ca^toll 



