A TOUR ROUND NORTH WALES. 



Gai, where was formerly a fort belonging 

 to Cai Hir ap Cynyr, or, as Spenfer has 

 called him, Timon, the fatter-father of 

 King Arthur, who was educated here.* 

 It appears probable that the Romans had 

 here a fortrefs, as feveral of their coins 

 have, at different times, been dug up in 

 the neighbourhood. A ftone was alfo 

 dug up, which had on it this infcription : 

 " Hie jacet Salvianus Burfocavi felius 

 " Cupetian/'-f This place of defence 

 was erected, no doubt, to guard the pafs 

 through the mountains ; but, except the 

 above, hiftory has left us almoft as few 

 incidents relative to Caer Gai as to Caf- 



tell Corndochon. 



/ 

 The Bull-Inn, at Bala, I found a moft 



hofpitable houfe ; and I received there 

 the moft civil and attentive treatment 

 poflible. 



* Spenfer's Faerie Queene, book I. canto ix, 

 f Vaughan's fketch of the hiftory of Merionethfhire, 

 Camb. Reg. I. 191. 



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