C2 A TOUR ROUND NORTH WALEb'. 



and the intermingled trees and houfes, with 

 the turbulent River Elwy flowing at the 

 bottom, under a majeftic bridge of five 

 arches, altogether completed a very beau- 

 tiful fcene. 



Rhyddlan * lies in a flat in the middle 

 of the Vale of Clwyd, and on the eaftern 

 bank of the river, about two miles from its 

 influx into the fea. This is here fo wide 

 as to permit fmall flat veflels, of about 

 twenty tons burthen, to ride up, at high 

 water, as high as the bridge. Though 

 now a very infignificant village, Rhyddlan 

 has been once a place of great importance, 

 of which however no trace is left, except 



* The etymology of this place is thus exprefled 

 by Leland, " Rethelan, communely caullid Rudelan, 

 " cummith of Rethc, that ys to fay, roone color, or 

 " pale redde, and Glan, that is thefoore; but G, when 

 " Glan is fet with a word preceding G, is exploded/' 



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