Archaeologia Cambrensis, Volume 3; Volume 14; Volume 23W. Pickering, 1868 |
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... tion " field of no quarter . " " Here one hundred of the gens , or tribe of Conan of Meirionydd met by challenge to fight out a feud with the same number of the gens of Gwion Benarw of Ceredigion , 4 ANCIENT ARWYSTLI .
... tion " field of no quarter . " " Here one hundred of the gens , or tribe of Conan of Meirionydd met by challenge to fight out a feud with the same number of the gens of Gwion Benarw of Ceredigion , 4 ANCIENT ARWYSTLI .
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tensive one , pentagonal in form , pointing in the direc- tion of the brook , which runs at the base of the hill . The northern portion has been under cultivation for at least thirty years , so that the limits of the work in this ...
tensive one , pentagonal in form , pointing in the direc- tion of the brook , which runs at the base of the hill . The northern portion has been under cultivation for at least thirty years , so that the limits of the work in this ...
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... tion , their being in the immediate vicinity of fortified posts and tumuli , seem to indicate that the spot was the scene of a struggle be- tween contending thousands , whose shout gave the name to the mea- dow . It is quite possible ...
... tion , their being in the immediate vicinity of fortified posts and tumuli , seem to indicate that the spot was the scene of a struggle be- tween contending thousands , whose shout gave the name to the mea- dow . It is quite possible ...
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... tion would materially aid in defending the position . The third side is defended by a broad deep ditch , and very strong rampart of earth , which stretch from one edge of the plateau in the direction of the opposite brook for a distance ...
... tion would materially aid in defending the position . The third side is defended by a broad deep ditch , and very strong rampart of earth , which stretch from one edge of the plateau in the direction of the opposite brook for a distance ...
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... tion of 1919 feet , is a tumulus known as Pegwns - Fawr . It consists of a low mound some 56 yards in circum- ference and 3 feet in elevation , upon which was erected some twenty - five or thirty years ago , for the purposes of ...
... tion of 1919 feet , is a tumulus known as Pegwns - Fawr . It consists of a low mound some 56 yards in circum- ference and 3 feet in elevation , upon which was erected some twenty - five or thirty years ago , for the purposes of ...
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