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The Cambrian Directory [1800]

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Route. Counties. Miles. Best Inns. Objects most worth Attention.—Rivers and noted Bridges. Page.

Cheltenham Spa to Gloucester Plough Hotel Pump-room-walk—Seat of Earl of Fauconberg—Cleave Hill—Dowdswell 1

Gloucester — 8 King’s Head Cathedral—Goal—Pin manufactory—Isle of Alney—Severn—Drawbridge, called Westgate 5

Newnham — 12 Bear Garden Cliff, at Westbury—Flaxley Abbey—Church yard view from 6–8

Lidney — 8 White Swan Iron works—Mrs. Bathurst’s 9

Chepstow Monmouth 8 Beaufort Arms Castle—Church—Piercefield, one mile from Chepstow—Llanconb Cliffs—Wye—Wooden bridge 9–195

Newport — 16 King’s Head (Between C. and N. Caldecot Castle—Caerwent pavement—Ruins of Caerleon) Uske—New bridge—Castle 10–13

Cardiff Glamorgan 12 Angel Castle—Goal—Bridge—Taff 14

Landaff — 3 — Ruins of the Cathedral 18

Cardiff to Caerphily — 7 Boar’s Head Castle 19

Myther Tidvil — 17 Star Iron works, the largest in the kingdom—(Between C. and M. Pont-y-prid) 22

Pont Neath Vechan — 14 Angel Falls of Scotenogam—Lower and Upper Culhepste—Lady’s Cascade—Porthogo Cavern—Bwr Mean—Parthen and Neath rivers 23

Neath — 11 Ship and Castle (Between P. and N. Aperdulas and Melincourt waterfalls—The Knole) Abbey—Castle—Copper-works 26

Swansea — 9 Mackworth Arms View at Britton Ferry—Castle—Pottery—Tawe 28

By Oystermouth and Penrice to Cheriton — 20 A poor Pot-house Situated on the Bury—In your way see Oystermouth Castle—Oxwich Bay—Penrice—King Arthur’s stone 32

Llanelly cross the Bury Caermarthen 7 — Church 33

Kidwely — 9 Pelican Castle 33

Caermarthen — 10 Ivy Bush Castle—Tin works—Bridge over the Towy 34

Llaugharne — 12 Castle Castle—Caermarthen Bay 35

Tenby Pembroke 16 White Lion (Between L. and T. Green bridge, a curious excavation in the rock) Castle—Church—Rocks—Walk on the sands and croft 37

Pembroke — 10 Green Dragon Castle—Bridge—Sail round Milford Haven to Hubberstone, sixteen miles—Bush, Mr. Meredith’s 40

Returned to Tenby — — — —

Haverfordwest — 20 Castle (Between T. and H. Carew Castle—Landshipping Ferry—Picton Castle) Castle—Priory at the extremity of the Parade 47

St. Davids — 16 Black Lion (Between H. and St. Roach Castle—St. Bride’s Bay) Cathedral—Bishop’s Palace—Rocking stone two miles from St. Davids 52

Fishguard — 16 — (In your way take the place where the French landed) Gwain river 53

Newport — 7 — Two miles from N. Druidical monuments 57

Cardigan Cardigan 11 Black Lion (Velindre—At Lechryd bridge, tin works—Kilgerran Castle—Follow the Tyvi to Cardigan) Castle—Goal—Church—St. Dogmael’s Abbey, one mile from Cardigan 60

Aberaeron — 22 Good accommodations Druidical monuments—Castle 62

Aberystwith — 15 Talbot (Between A. and A. Llanwryan bridge) Walk round the Castle—Lead mines 63

Havod — 12 Havod Arms Devil’s bridge—Fall of the Rhyddol—Of the Mynach—Havod house and grounds 67

Machynlleth over Plinlimnon Montgomery 27 Eagles The house where Owen Glyndwr assembled his parliament—Dovey river—Bridge 80

Talylyn Merioneth 10 Blue Lion (Between M. and T. Dyflas river) Cader Idris—Pool of Three Grains 83

Dolgelly — 16 Golden Lion Beautiful situation—Avonvawr river 84

Barmouth — 8 Corsy Gedol Arms From D. to B. extremely interesting—Pleasant walk on the sands, and likewise on the hills over the town 85

Harlech — 10 — Castle—A golden torques dug up here, in the year 1692 89

Returned to Barmouth — — — —

Tan-y-bwlch by Dolgelly and Falls — 28 Tan-y-bwlch (Between Dolgelly and Tan-y-bwlch, the falls of Doll-y-mullin—Cayne—Moddach) Vale of Festiniog—Tan-y-bwlch hall—River Dryryd 99

Beddgelert Caernarvon 8 Tolerable accommodations (Between T. and B. Pont-aber-glaslyn—Copper mines) River Glaslyn 103

Llanberris over Snowdon — 16 — Pass of Llanberris—Dolbadern Castle—Two lakes 104

Caernarvon — 9 Hotel Near C.—River Rhyddol—Bridge—Castle—Wythwar mountain—Religious sect called Jumpers 115

Plas-Newydd Anglesey 6 — The Menai—Lord Uxbridge—Cromlechs 116

Bangor Caernarvon 4 George and Dragon View from the church-yard—Cathedral—Cross the Menai to Beaumaris—Baron Hill 123

Conway — 11½ Bull and Harp (Between C. and B. Castle of Penrhyn—Pen-mawn-mawr) Castle—Church—College 127

Abergele Denbigh 11 Tolerable accommodations (Between C. and A. Llandidno mines—Cavern-ar-ogo) Walk on the sands 130

St. Asaph Flintshire 7 White Lion (Between A. and St. Rhuddlan Marsh—Castle—River Clwyd) Vale of Clwyd—Cathedral 133

Denbigh Denbigh 6 Bull Castle—Ruins of an old church—Vale of Clwyd 134

Ruthin — 8 Cross Keys (Between D. and R. Well of St. Dysnog) Castle—Church—Gaol—Bowling green—Vale of Clwyd 136

Wrexham — 16 Eagles Church—Offa’s Dyke—Erthig, the seat of P. York, Esq.—Church of Marchwiel 140

Ruabon — 6 — Wynstay park—Obelisk—Offa’s Dyke 143

Llangollen — 8 Hand (Between R. and L. Ponteysyllty—River Dee) Bridge over the Dee—Castle Dinas Bran—Lady E. Butler’s Cottage—Valis Crucis—Pillar of Ellseg 149

Oswestry Shropshire 12 Cross Keys (Between L. and O. Chirk Castle—Whittington) Ruins of a chapel—Castle 156

Welch Pool Montgomery 18 Royal Oak (Between O. and W. Llanymynach Hill—Breddin—Column to Adm. Lord Rodney, recording the victory over the French, April 12, 1782—Virnwy—Powis Castle) 160

Montgomery — 8 Dragon Castle and Goal—Ellesmere canal 162

Bishops Castle Shropshire 9 Castle — 163

Ludlow Hereford 16 Crown Castle—Church—Cross—Walks round the Castle walls—Bridge—Teme river 164

Leominster — 11 Red Lion Market house—Church 174

Hereford — 12 New Inn Cathedral—Castle walks—Gaol—Wye 174

Ross Monmouth 14 Man of Ross Church—View from “The Prospect”—Wilton Castle—Bridge—Wye 176

Monmouth — — Beaufort Arms (Between A. and M. Goodrich Castle—Symond’s Yatch—Courtfield house—New Wier) Castle Priory—Town hall—Walk to Monmouth Folly—Wye 187

Chepstow — 50 Beaufort Arms Castle—Church—Piercefield, one mile from Chepstow—Llancomb Cliff—Wye—Wooden bridge (Between M. and C. Llandogo—Tintern Abbey—Wine Cliff, corruption from Wye Cliff) 9—195

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