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St Gwyddelan's Church in Wales
, Dolwyddelan, Conwy County, Wales
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    Tan y Castell Viewing Point
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  • A foreshortened view across the Lledr Valley in Conwy County, North Wales
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  • Tai Penamnen is the name given to the remains of the old house  located in Cwm Penamnen, Dolwyddelan, Conwy County, North Wales
    Tai Penamnen
  • A square stone keep, dating from the 13th century, commanding the entrance to the Welsh heartlands, the castle was built by Llywelyn ab Iorwerth (?the Great?)
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  • Carreg Alltrem is a rocky Crag in the hidden valley of Cwm Penamnen located to the south of the village of Dolwyddelan, in Conwy County, North Wales
    Carreg Alltrem
  • Gwydyr Forest covers the hillsides on the west bank of the Conwy Valley in Snowdonia, North Wales
    Gwydyr Forest
  • Water Fall on the river that flows from Llyn-y-Foel, a small lake high on Moel Siabod, Conwy County, North Wales
    Water Fall on Moel Siabod
  • Y Ro Wen (594m)is a mountain south of Dolwyddelan and north east of Blaenau Ffestiniog, North Wales
    Y Ro Wen
  • The riding centre at Ty Coch was established in 1973 and offers a wonderful location in North Wales for horse riding, pony trekking or extended day trail rides
    Ty Coch Horse Riding and Trekking Stables
  • Cwm Penamnen is a hidden valley situated to the south of the village of Dolwyddelan, in Conwy County, North Wales
    Cwm Penamnen
  • Situated in the Snowdonia National Park, in the beautiful Wybrnant Valley, Ty Mawr was the birthplace of Bishop William Morgan, first translator of the entire Bible into Welsh
    Ty Mawr Wybrnant
  • The Wybrnant Valley is a secluded valley located between the Lledr Valley and Cwm Penmachno, within the boundaries of the Gwydyr Forest, Conwy County, North Wales
    Wybrnant Valley
  • The Afon Wybrnant rises in the upper levels of the Gwydyr Forest (south), between Cwm Penmachno and the Lledr Valley in Conwy County , North Wales
    Afon Wybrnant
  • From the North<br />Take the A470 and enter Llanrwst
    Moel Siabod Mountain
St. Gwyddelan's Church is not the original Church in Dolwyddelan. The original Church was nearer to Dolwyddelan Castle at Bryn y Bedd. But Meredydd ab Ieuan (Maredudd ab Ieuan) ap Robert, the ancestor of the Wynn family of Gwydir and Llanrwst came to live in Dolwyddelan in the late fifteenth century. At the time the area was over run with bandits, a gang of outlaws based at the Knights of St. John hospice in Ysbyty Ifan (nothing changes !).
Meredydd had a household in Cwm Penamnen, the valley to the South of the village, which was vulnerable to the outlaws especially when he would leave with his entourage to worship in the old church. His solution was quite............

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