128 A TOUR ROUND NORTH WALES* 



from whence there is a long arched paf- 

 fage under ground, fuppofed to lead to 

 the caflle. I fcarcely gave any credit 

 to this report, for I could not, upon en- 

 quiry, hear of any perfon who had feen 

 it, or who could tell whereabouts it was. 



The views from Caftell Dinas Bran 

 are, upon the whole, fo very extenfive 

 and beautiful, that to any perfon who 

 has not had an opportunity of afcend- 

 ing Snowdon, or Cader Idris, this will 

 be found a tolerable compenfation. 



This caftle, from the ftyle of it's ar- 

 chitecture, appears undoubtedly to have 

 been founded by the Britons, and it is 

 believed by fome (but probably only 

 from the fimilarity of names) to have 

 been built by Brennus, the Gallic Ge- 

 neral, who is reputed to have come into 

 thefe parts, to contend with his brother 

 Belinus. This ftory, however, feemsnpt 

 to be well founded. 



Edward 



