A TOUR ROUND NORTH WALES. 335 



1558, by John Wynne ap Meredydd.* It 

 took it's name from Gwaed-dir, the bloody 

 * land, being fituated near the place where 

 a memorable battle was fought about 952, 

 between the fons of Howel Dda, and Jevaf 

 and Jago, two fons of Edwal Voel, who 

 had, at their father's death, unjuftly af- 

 fumed the government of North Wales, 

 which was the right of their elder brother 

 Meyric. The fons of Howel left their 

 principality of South Wales to avenge the 

 caufe of Meyric ; but the others proved 

 too powerful for them, and ftill retained 

 the throne. -f- 



At a little diftance amongft the woods, 

 above this manfion, was Upper Gwydir, 

 a houfe erected by Sir John Wynne in 

 1604, apparently for the fake of enjoying 



* This date, with the initials I. W. are over the 

 gateway. 



t Warringtou's Hiftory of Wales. 



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