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Bod Caswallon. Near this site was a residence of 

 Casvvallon Law Hir, who succeeded to the sov- 

 ereignty of North Wales in 443, and died in 517, 

 after enjoying- it for the long period of seventy- 

 four years. There are some remains still to be 

 seen of an ancient structure, on the top of a small 

 hill in the adjoining wood, now overgrown with 

 thorns. The present house has been built, and 

 had additions made to it at several different pe- 

 riods : the original building was the square tower, 

 which is of great antiquity ; similar to this is 

 Tower, near Mold, and there was one of the same 

 kind at Mostyn. Richard Mostyn, second son of 

 Thomas ab Richard ab Hywel of Mostyn, had 

 possession of Bodysgallen in the time of Henry 

 VIII. He was sheriff for Caernarvonshire in 

 1572. He had an only daughter Margaret, who 

 was married to Hugh, the son of Gruffydd Wynne 

 of Berthdu, second son of John Wynne ab Mer- 

 edydd of Gwydir, Their heir Robert was father 

 to colonel Hugh Wynne, who so greatly distin- 

 guished himself by his loyalty in the reign of 

 Charles I. The following pedigree is from an 

 old manuscript. 



