436 A TOUR ROUND NORTH WALES. 



others exhibiting their naked rocks fcantly 

 covered with the purple heath. The fum- 

 mit of the lofty Cader Idris is feen to rife 

 high above the other mountains in the 

 back ground. Had the town been built 

 here, fcarcely half a mile from it's prefent 

 iituation, inftead of one of the moft un- 

 pleafant, it might have been made one of 

 the moft agreeable retirements in the king- 

 dom. 



Within the laft three years, the number 

 of vifitors to this place has been much in- 

 creafed, which I can attribute to no other 

 caufe but the civility of the good hoflefs. 

 She makes it her ftudy to pleafe every one, 

 and me is fo fortunate as feldom to fail. 



Barmouth is the port of Merionethmire ; 

 but Mr. Pennant * fays, it is not fo much 

 frequented as it ought to be, on account 

 of the inhabitants (who do not attempt 



* Tour Jn Wales II, 114. 



commerce 



