Llanuwchllyn
Llanuwchllyn is a village and parish in Merionethshire, near the southern end of Bala Lake. Its population according to the United Kingdom Census 2001 was 834.[1]
The parish church of St Deiniol is a grade II* listed building. [2]
Llanuwchllyn railway station is the headquarters of the narrow-gauge Bala Lake Railway, centred on the former Great Western Railway station on the standard-gauge line from Ruabon to Barmouth.
Caer gai, a Roman fort near Llanuwchllyn, was traditionally known as the home of Sir Kay, the character in the Arthurian legend. Poets of the 15th century recorded a story, ultimately deriving from the Prose Merlin included in the Lancelot-Grail and the Post-Vulgate Cycle, that King Arthur and Sir Kay were brought up at Caer-gai as foster brothers.[3] Caer gai is also grade II* listed. [4]
Notes
- ↑ Llanuwchllyn Census 2001 National Office of Statistics
- ↑ "Parish Church of St Deiniol, Llanuwchllyn". British Listed Buildings. http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/wa-24688-parish-church-of-st-deiniol-llanuwchllyn. Retrieved 17 December 2013.
- ↑ Bromwich, p. 311.
- ↑ "Caer Gai, including adjoining forecourt walls to the NE, Llanuwchllyn". British Listed Buildings. http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/wa-4683-caer-gai-including-adjoining-forecourt-wal. Retrieved 17 December 2013.
References
- Bromwich, Rachel (2006). Trioedd Ynys Prydein: The Triads of the Island of Britain. University Of Wales Press. ISBN 0-7083-1386-8.
Coordinates: 52°51.3′N 3°40′W / 52.855°N 3.667°W
