102 A TOUR ROUND NORTH WALES. 



ufeful to travellers, but very much fo to 

 the country at large. 



The prefent romantic, though uncouth 

 road, for about two miles, commands 

 feveral beautiful and extended profpects. 

 From one very elevated fituation I had a 

 moft delightful view of all the fine and 

 mountainous country about me ; Harlech 

 and Criccieth Caflles were both in fight, 

 and the long extent of ground, forming 



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the promontory of Llyn, was vifible even 

 to it's extremity. 



At Tan-y-bwlch, below the faft, there 

 is only an elegant hall, embowered in 



woods, the manfion of Oakley, Efq. 



and the comfortable little inn, both of 

 which are on a confiderable eminence on 

 the north-weft fide of the vale of Maen- 

 twrog. This vale, watered by the little 

 river Dwyryd, which meanders along it's 

 bottom, contrafled with the bleak and 

 dreary mountains of it's fides, from hence 



affords 



