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miles from eaft to weft; About one-tenth part of this 

 land IS uncultivated. On an eminence about one mile diflant 

 from the town, to the S.W. ftands the pifturefque ruins of 

 Dinevor, or Dinas-fawr caftle, which commands fome of 

 the fined and moft romantic views of the fcenery of Newton- 

 park, and the extenfive vale of Tywi. This caftle was built by- 

 Rhys ap Theodor.", in the reign of William the Conqueror. 

 It feems to have been originally of a circular form, and 

 ftrongly fortified by a double moat and rampart. This 

 caftle was for iome time the royal refidence of the princes 

 of South Wales. South from it are the ruins of Cappel 

 yr Ywn, ilanduig between two round towers. It was for- 

 merly a chapel or eafe to the mother-church. At fome diftance 

 to the weltward is Grongar-hiil, which has been immor- 

 talized by the mufe of Dyer. At a ftiort diftance, on a 

 rugged hill, ftand the mouldering fragments of Drullvvyn- 

 catt'e. About four miles S.E. of the town are the pic-, 

 turefque ruin.-: of Craig-Cencn-caftell, i. e. the caftle on tlie 

 rock by the Cenen. ['he lituation is ilngularlv romantic, 

 being feated on an infulated rock, which was inacceffible on 

 all fides but one. It is fup:,ofed to have been erected by 

 Gcronw, lord of Is-Cenen, who was one of the knights of 

 king .Arthur's round table. The well in this caftle is con- 

 fidered a fingular curiofity. The farm-honfe, called Cwrt 

 Bryn y Beirdd, which lies about a mile to the fouth of fhis 

 caftle, was formerly a celebrated b.irdi(h refidence. Here 

 the river Llychwr takes its rife, iifaing with a copious 

 ftream immediately from the fohd rock. Clofe to this 

 fpring is a cavern, in fome places fo narrow, as hardly to 

 permit a perfon to pafs through, but in other parts extremely 

 fpacious, and exhibiting a variety of beautiful petrifadfions. 

 At L,lan-de-Faen, which lies to the fouth-weft, at the 

 diftance of four n.iles, is a well formerly confidered as very 

 efficacious in paralytic and fcorbutic affeftions. Befides 

 this, there are other chalybeate fprings in different parts of 

 the panlh ; but none puifefs any peculiar medicinal proper- 

 ties. Near Llandeilo-vaivr are Talieris-park, the feat of lord 

 Robert Seymour ; and Ed winsford, the feat of J. H. WiUiams, 

 efq. The nver Tywi, which, pafling the town, meanders 

 along the vale, abounds with excellent falmo.i-trout and eel. 

 According to the hutory of Wales, by Carradoc of Llan- 

 carvan, the laft decilive battle between the forces of 

 Edward I. and I.,leweliin. prince of Wales, was fought in 

 this neighbourhood. The victory remained witi. the Eng- 

 li(h, and put a final period to the independence of Wales. 

 The inhabitants of Llandeilo, according to the parliamentary 

 returns for 1801, are eftimated at 647, and the houfes at 

 141. Wyndham, Skrnie, Muikin, Barber, and fir Richard 

 Hoare, in Giraldus Cambrenfis, have given accounts of this 

 town and its neighbourhood in their refpecf ive Tours. 



LLANDOVERY, or Ll.\n i.m Ddvfiu, a market- 

 town and parifti of Llan-Dingad, and hundred of Penfedd, 

 Caermarthenfhire, South Wales. The town is fituated on 

 the river Brane, near its junition with the Towey, and con- 

 fifts of live ftreets, containing, according to Mr. Carl.De,- 

 about 800 inhabitants. The buildings of this to^n have a 

 low and mean appearance. On a mount near tne centre of 

 the town, and furround.d by a deep trench, are the ruins of 

 a fmai! caftle, built by Richard de Powers, and it is remark- 

 able for the birth and refidence of the celebra-eu Rees Prlt- 

 chard, (Rhys Prytherch, well known throughout Wales as 

 author of the " Vicar's Book," a cqlleftion of >trry fimple 

 poetry. This caftle was befieged in 11 16 by Gruffydd ap 

 Rhys, who burnt the outer ward, and put a great part of :he 

 garnfon to the fvvord ; but his own troops, in efftdtmg tins 

 object, fuftained fo confidcrable a lofs, that he was compelled 

 to raife the fiege. The fciteof this caftle is very remarkable, 

 being aa iclulaicd lock of loioe ekvatioD, tut^ly unceo- 



nefled with any adjacent riling ground. A handfome ftone 

 bridge is here thrown acrofs the river Brane. The church 

 ftands on an eminence at one end of the town. It docs not 

 poffefs any thing worthy of being particularly noticed. 

 The market is held on Friday every week, and, confidcring 

 the extent of the place, is one of the largeft and bell fupplied 

 in Wales. 



Llandovery is undoubtedly a town of confiderable anti". 

 quity : it rofe upon the ruins of a Roman Ration, which was 

 at or near Llan-Fair-ar-y-Erynn, about half a mile diftant. 

 That thcfe celebrated conquerors had a fixed refidence there, 

 is fufHciently clear from the number of Ron'an bricks, 

 earthen pots, coins, and other remains of antiquity, which have 

 been difcovered on that fpot. This town was formerly a 

 contributary borough to Caermarthen, but the privilege has 

 been loft for a conliderable ptriod. It ftill, however, re- 

 tains its charter, by virtue of which a baihfF is annually 

 eleifed, as are likewife a recorder, a town-clerk, aldermen,, 

 and ferjeants at mace ; but their offices at prcfent feem to 

 be little more than nominal. The county magiftrates hold 

 here the petty fclFions for the upper divifion of the hundred 

 of Penfedd. It pofFefTes no lefs than five benefit focieties, 

 three for men and two for women, which are faid to be ex- 

 tremely advantageous to the fubfcribers. 



The neighbourhood of Llandovery is diftinguifhed by a 

 moft enchanting difplay of the more placid defcription of 

 mountain fcenery. The pafs of Cwm-Dwr, which winds 

 round the Black mountain to the eaft, is peculiarly fine. 

 On a part of this mountain the decayed town of Trecaftle is 

 fituated ; but it contains nothing worthy of attention, ex- 

 cept the remains of a caftle erefted by Bernard de New- 

 march, in the reign of William Rufus. On the fummit of 

 the Gaer hill is a Roman encampment, part of the fortifica- 

 tions of which are ftill tolerably entire ; and on Pen y Craig 

 an oval one, with three foffes and two Valiums, fuppoied to 

 be of Bntifli conftruftion. A monumental ftone, about fix 

 feet high, called Maen y Morynnion, is placed on an old 

 Roman cauieway which joins the road to Brecknock. It 

 feems to have been richly fculptured. The words " Con- 

 jux ejus" are the only ones of the infcription that can now 

 be diftinguiftied. Carlifle's Typographical Dictionary of 

 Wales, 4to. 181 1. Skrine, Malkin, and Evans's Tours 

 in South Wales. 



LLANDRINDOD, or TiuNiTY-CiiURCir, a village 

 of South Wales, in Radnorftiire, near which are medicinal 

 fprings, much frequented ; 8 miles W. of New Radnor. 



LLAN-ELLY, a market-town and parifh in the hun- 

 dred of Carnwyllion, in Caermarthenftiire, South Wales^ 

 coiitains, according to the parhamentary returns in iSci, 

 501 houfes, and 2972 inhabitants. The market-days are 

 Thurfday and Saturday. The buildings of the town are ir- 

 regularly fituated upon a creek near the fea-ftiore- At the 

 mouth of this creek is a fmall iiland, formed by the river 

 Bury, where a monaftery, founded by St. Firo, formerly 

 ftpod. The church, dedicated to St. Elliw, is an old ftruc- 

 ture, remarkable for its high, fquare, embattled tov.-er. 

 The inhabitants of this place are chietly miners and failors. 

 The coal wrought in the vicinity is reckoned remarkably 

 fine. The harbour is tolerably large, and is the coatrouling 

 port both for Caernarvon and Kidwelly. Two fairs are 

 held here annually ; one on Afcenfion day, and the other en 

 the 3Cth of September. The parith contains about ij-jOCO 

 acres of land, of which nearly 3000 lie uninclofed and with- 

 out cultivation. The hamlets are Beruich, Glynn, Hen 

 Coed, Wellftowe, and the Borough hamlet. At Berwich 

 and at Ddewi the ruins of two chapels c.vi ftill he diftin- 

 guifhed. The chapei of St. John has beeu lately repaired 



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