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is now a celebrated watering place, fre- 

 quented by much company. Here are the 

 ruins of a caftle, built about the year 1 107, 

 by Gilbert Strongbow, and about two cen- 

 turies afterwards, rebuilt by Edward I. 

 From hence my route would have been to 

 an inn about twelve miles off, called the 

 Havod Arms, not far from which is the 

 celebrated bridge, called Potit-ar-Monach, 

 a bridge over the Monach, and by the Eng- 

 lim, the Devil's bridge. And from thence 

 I fhould have returned into North Wales, 

 near Llanydloes. Were I ever to make 

 this part of the tour again, I certainly mould 

 take this route ; and inftead of the twenty 

 miles difagreeable road betwixt Machyn- 

 lleth and Llanydloes, go this round of about 

 fifty, vifiting in it thofe two interesting 

 places, and feeing much beautiful and ele- 

 gant fcenery. 



As it may be of fome ufe to the traveller 

 through this country, I will prefent him 



with 



