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Leland * fays, that it was in his time 

 " a ruinous caftelet or pile ;" and he is 

 almoft the only writer in which I find it 

 mentioned. 



It was in Coed Euloe, the wood adjoining 

 to this place, that Heny II. in an expedition 

 againft Owen Gwynedd, prince of Wales, 

 received a moil fevere repulfe from his two 

 fons, David and Conan. The army of 

 Owen was encamped againft him, and 

 feemed determined to come to an engage- 



* Leland's Itinerary, V. 53. " Hoele, a gen- 

 " tilman of Flyntftiir, that by auncient accuftom 

 " was wont to give the badge of the fylver harpe 

 " to the beft harper of North Walys, as by a pri- 

 " viiege of his aunceftors, dwelleth at Penrine yn 

 " Flyntfhir ; he hath alfo a minus caftelet or pile, 

 " at a place caullid Caftell Yollo. This word 

 ^ *' Yollo, is the fame in Walfche that Lleuelin ys 

 " and Ludovicus in Latine. Yollo ifs two miles 

 " from Northop Village, a little on the left hand, 

 " in the highe way to Chefter." 



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