Excursions in North Wales, with corrections and additions by W.R. Bingley1839 - 80 pages |
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... once formed the capital of Powisland , and was , for some years , a seat of the Welsh princes . Near the eastern entrance is a Doric column fluted , rising from a noble pedestal , and supporting a gigantic statue of Lord Hill ; on the ...
... once formed the capital of Powisland , and was , for some years , a seat of the Welsh princes . Near the eastern entrance is a Doric column fluted , rising from a noble pedestal , and supporting a gigantic statue of Lord Hill ; on the ...
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... once was the dormitory . Part of a chimney - piece in one of the bed - chambers is a relict of a sepulchral monument . The ornaments to the pillars and arches are of freestone , and many of them are perfectly fresh and beautiful . The ...
... once was the dormitory . Part of a chimney - piece in one of the bed - chambers is a relict of a sepulchral monument . The ornaments to the pillars and arches are of freestone , and many of them are perfectly fresh and beautiful . The ...
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... once above twelve feet long , but having been thrown down and broken some time during the civil wars , its upper part only , about seven feet in length , was left . After these commotions it was suffered to be neglected for more than a ...
... once above twelve feet long , but having been thrown down and broken some time during the civil wars , its upper part only , about seven feet in length , was left . After these commotions it was suffered to be neglected for more than a ...
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... once stood . There are at present no other remains of it than a few scattered heaps of stone . Iolo Goch , Owen's bard , about the year 1390 , wrote a poem containing a description of this palace . He says that it was surrounded by a ...
... once stood . There are at present no other remains of it than a few scattered heaps of stone . Iolo Goch , Owen's bard , about the year 1390 , wrote a poem containing a description of this palace . He says that it was surrounded by a ...
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... once had much carved work upon it , but from the effects of time and weather this is now nearly obliterated . The principal inn is the Owen Glyndwr . Corwen is distant from Bala by the nearest road 11 miles , from Bala by Llandrillo 13 ...
... once had much carved work upon it , but from the effects of time and weather this is now nearly obliterated . The principal inn is the Owen Glyndwr . Corwen is distant from Bala by the nearest road 11 miles , from Bala by Llandrillo 13 ...
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