114 HISTORY OF 



The land to the east ut Aberconwy, between the 

 river and the sea is called Creiddyn, a name derived 

 from its form ; it is a cwmvvd, or commot, in the 

 cantrev of Rhos, but in the county of Caernarvon; 

 it contains the three parishes of Llangystenin, 

 Eglwys Rhos, and Llandudno: audit is bounded 

 on every side by water, except the south, where 

 the parishes of Llansantffraid glan Conwy, and 

 Llandrillo yn Rhos adjoin. 



LLANSANTFFRAID. 



In this parish, not far from Hendrewaelod, 

 is a very large cromlech; known by the name 

 of Allor Moloch ; it consists of five upright 

 stones a]>out three feet and a half high, on which 

 rests an immense top stone ; the greatest length 

 of this is twelve feet, breadth eight feet, and the 

 greatest thickness four feet ; its probable weight 

 about twenty-two tons: behind are two upright 

 stones, each about nine feet high from the Hoor of 

 the cromlecli, and about six feet distant from each 

 other. The church is dedicated to Sant Ffraid, or 

 St. Bride; and her legend, as recorded by lor- 

 werth Vynglwyd, an eminent poet of the fifteenth 

 century, is inserted in the Appendix. There lies 

 buried liere a sister of arrl»bish(7p VVilbams, who 



