-Continuea. ON RIGHT FROM LOND. At a distance Wynnstay, Sir W. W. Wynn, Bart. The ruins of Caer Dinas Bran, or Crow Castle, a Welsh fortress of great antiquity, situated on a conical mountain, and almost inaccessible on all sides. From At a short distance from Llangollen is the site of the palace of Owen Glendower. On the opposite side of the river, on the summit of a hill, is a British encampment, once the retreat of Owen Glendower. 76 5 miles from Corwen is the beautiful cascade of Pont-y-Glyn; and, a little beyond, the charming vale of Edeirnion. 69 66 LLANGOLLEN. Llangollen Vale is greatly celebrated for its beauty. From London. 183 2 m.distant from Llangollen, on the road to Ruthin, are the beautiful and picturesque remains of Valle Crucis Abbey, founded in 1200. They are covered with ivy, and shaded by lofty ash trees; and near the ruins is Elliseg's Pillar, erected by Concenn, in memory of his ancestor, Elliseg, who was killed fighting against the Saxons, in 607. cross river Dee. Enter Merionethshire. 191 a neat small town, much 56 Cerrig-y-Druidion, Denbighshire. Cernioge-Mawr. cross the Conway by Waterloo Bridge. The arch is 105 feet in span 174 ON LEFT FROM LOND. Plas Newydd, originally the retreat of Lady Eleanor Butler and Miss Ponsonby. 204 207 Beyond Corwen is the citadel of the Druids, to which Caractacus retreated after his defeat at Caer Caradock. Glyn Dyffryn, with al bridge and waterfall. To Bala, 114 miles. 30 Tyn-y-Maes Inn. Penrhyn Castle, Hon. 234 E. G. Douglas Pennant. Llandegai. The church contains a handsome monument in memory of a Lord 182 LONDON TO HOLYHEAD THROUGH COVENTRY, SHREWSBURY, &c. -Continued. and Lady Penrhyn. On the left is a celebrated slate quarry, of immense extent. A railroad, constructed at the expense of L.170,000, leads from the mountain to Port Penrhyn, from which between 500 and 600 tons are shipped every week. On the right is Penrhyn Castle, (Hon. E. G. Douglas Pennant), an elegant mansion built in the reign of Henry VI., on the site of an ancient palace belonging to Roderick Molwynog, grandson to Cadwallader, the last King of the Britons. It has lately been improved by Wyatt, and is surrounded by beautiful grounds. In this castle is preserved an elegant specimen of the Hirlas, or ancient drinking horn. BANGOR, a neatly-built city, lying in a narrow valley between two ridges of rock, with the beautiful bay of Beaumaris to the north. It possesses a cathedral, containing monuments of several Welsh princes, &c.; a Bishop's palace, the residence of the Bishop of Bangor, a free grammar school, and several charitable institutions. The surrounding scenery is peculiarly magnificent. Pop. of bor. 1851, 6338. On a rocky eminencem. east of Bangor, formerly stood a castle, built by Hugh Lupus, Earl of Chester, during the reign of William II. Beaumaris is distant 4 miles. Bangor is one of the Carnarvon district of burghs. Menai Bridge. The foundation of the Bridge over the Menai Strait was laid August 10, 1819, by Mr Telford, engineer. It was opened January 30, 1826. The height of the roadway above the surface of high water is 100 feet. The main opening of the bridge is 560 feet between the points of supension, and the roadway is 30 feet in breadth. South of this is another and more stupendous work, the Britannia tubular bridge, which conveys the railway from Caernarvonshire to Anglesea. (See account of it, p. 250). There is frequent steam communication during the summer months between Menai Bridge, Bangor, Beaumaris, and Liverpool. From Menai Bridge an entirely new road has been made through the Island of Anglesea, crossing the main ridge at 160 feet below the level of the old road. It is broad, smooth, and well-paved; and, by crossing the Stanley Sands, the circuity by the Four-mile-bridge is avoided, and the line to Holyhead rendered very direct. |