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... rocks . Cader , a keep , fortress , or stronghold ; a chair . Cae , an inclosure , a hedge . Caer , a fort , or fortified place , generally constructed with stones and mortar . Capel , a chapel . Coed ... rock : -from this the English word.
... rocks . Cader , a keep , fortress , or stronghold ; a chair . Cae , an inclosure , a hedge . Caer , a fort , or fortified place , generally constructed with stones and mortar . Capel , a chapel . Coed ... rock : -from this the English word.
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William Bingley William Richard Bingley. Craig , a rock : -from this the English word crag is de- rived . Cél , a retreat , a recess . Cum , a great hollow or glen . Dinas , a fort , or fortified place , constructed in general with a ...
William Bingley William Richard Bingley. Craig , a rock : -from this the English word crag is de- rived . Cél , a retreat , a recess . Cum , a great hollow or glen . Dinas , a fort , or fortified place , constructed in general with a ...
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... rock of a singular appearance , called Craig Eglwyseg , the Eagles Rock , from a tradition that formerly a pair of eagles had their nest , or aery , there . Leland has mistaken this rock for that on which the castle stands , where he ...
... rock of a singular appearance , called Craig Eglwyseg , the Eagles Rock , from a tradition that formerly a pair of eagles had their nest , or aery , there . Leland has mistaken this rock for that on which the castle stands , where he ...
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... rocks , the lower parts of which are in many places clad with wood and verdure . In this vale are seated the venerable ruins of Llan Egwest , or Valle Crucis Abbey , and at a little dis- tance from the road the fine gothic west end ...
... rocks , the lower parts of which are in many places clad with wood and verdure . In this vale are seated the venerable ruins of Llan Egwest , or Valle Crucis Abbey , and at a little dis- tance from the road the fine gothic west end ...
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... rock , the stream foams with violent impetuosity . The cataract is not very lofty , but from its being directly under the bridge , where the foam and spray are seen dashing among the dark opposing rocks , and having the addition of ...
... rock , the stream foams with violent impetuosity . The cataract is not very lofty , but from its being directly under the bridge , where the foam and spray are seen dashing among the dark opposing rocks , and having the addition of ...
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