How grand the scene from this stupendous height!
How awfully sublime! the king of day
Flames in the east; old Ocean’s waves display
One globe of fire! one boundless flood of light!
With what unclouded lustre blaze the skies!
While Mona’s flats tinged with a golden hue,
Burst with transcendant beauty on the view;
And, Man, [333] thy scarce seen mountains proudly rise.
Nature beneath seems prostrate; and my sight
Can hardly grasp the vast immensity!
Can then the muse attempt to sing of thee,
Nature’s great God! Father of life and light!
Who bade the sun his annual circle roll,
Who guides, directs, and animates the whole.
SONNET VIII.
TO MY DOG.
Yes, thou hast been companion of my Tour,
And partner of my toils! hast rov’d with me
Through Cambria’s rude and wild variety,
And often sooth’d the solitary hour
With thy caresses: yet false man can claim
Superior reason, claim a mind endued
With love, with faithfulness and gratitude;
Love a mere sound, and gratitude a name.
Yes, faithful creature! and when thou art gone,
With fond attention shall thy bones be laid;
And a small tribute to thy memory paid
In these few words, engraven on thy stone:
“Here let in peace the faithful Sylvio lie,
The truest picture of fidelity.”
CHART TO THE CAMBRIAN TOURIST.
Best Inns. | Counties. | Miles. | Route. | Objects most worthy of Attention—Rivers and notedBridges. | Page. |
Star, Angel, King’s Arms, and Roebuck | Oxford | Oxford | Halls, Colleges, and Libraries, Heythrop (Earl ofShrewsbury), Nuneham Courtney (Earl Harcourt), Blenheim | ||
Plough, Fleece, and George Hotel | Gloucester | 40 | Cheltenham | Pump Rooms and Walks, Rooms, seat of Earl of Fauconberg,Cleavehill, Dowdeswell, &c. &c. | |
Hop Pole, Star and Garter | 9 | Tewkesbury | Cathedral | ||
Bell, Booth-Hall, King’s Head | 10½ | Gloucester | Ditto, Pin Manufactory, Isle of Alney, Gaol, Severn,Drawbridge, called Westgate | ||
Bush, Full Moon, Talbot, &c. &c. | 34 | Bristol | Ditto, St. Mary Redcliffe Church, St. Vincent’sRocks and Clifton, King’s Weston, and Lord deClifford’s, Lamplighters’ Hall, and King’sRoad | ||
Bear | 12 | Newnham | Garden Cliff at Westbury, Flaxley Abbey, Churchyard, Viewfrom | ||
White Swan | 7 | Lidney | Iron-works, Pitchcock’s | ||
Beaufort Arms, Three Cranes | Monmouth | 8 | Chepstow | Castle, Church, Piercefield, one mile from Chepstow,Llancaut Cliffs, Wye, and New Bridge | |
King’s Head, Westgate, and Parrot | 16 | Newport | (Between C. and N. Caldecot Castle, Caerwent Pavement,Ruins of Caerleon), Usk, New Bridge, Castle | ||
— | Monmouth, Ragland Castle and Church, Usk, LlangibbyCastle, View, Caerleon, St. Julians | ||||
Angel, Cardiff Arms, &c. | Glamorgan | 11¼ | Cardiff | Tredegar House, boundary of England and Wales, CardiffCastle, Gaol, Bridge, and Taff | |
3 | Landaff | Cathedral, St. Fajans | |||
Boar’s Head | 7 | Caerphily | Castle, Thorn Hill, and View | ||
Treherne’s Hotel | 17 | Merthyr | Vale of Glamorgan, Pont-d-Pridd Iron-works the largest inthe kingdom | ||
Angel | 14 | Pont Neath Vechan | Falls of Scotenogarm, Lower and Upper Culliepste,Lady’s Cascade, Porthogo Cavern, Bwr Maen, Purthen andNeath Rivers | ||
Ship and Castle | 11 | Neath | (Between P. N. and Aberdulas and Melincourt Waterfalls,the Knole) Abbey, Castle, and Copper-works | ||
Mackworth Arms | 9 | Swansea | (View at Britton Ferry,) Castle, Pottery, Tawe, Harbour,and Piers, New Walk and Rooms | ||
Pot-House | 20 | Cheriton | Oystermouth Castle, Oxwich Bay, Penrice, KingArthur’s Stone | ||
Ditto | Caermarthen | 16 | Kidwely | Llanelly Church, Kidwely Castle | |
Ivy Bush, Boar’s Head | 10 | Caermarthen | Castle, Tin Works, Bridge over the Towy | ||
Castle | 12¼ | Llaugharne | Llaugharne Castle, Caermarthen Bay | ||
Cobourg Hotel | Pembroke | 16 | Tenby | (Between L. and T. Green Bridge, a curious excavation inthe Rock) Castle, Church, Rocks, Walls, &c. | |
Green Dragon | 10 | Pembroke | Castle, Bridge, sail round Milford Haven, to Hubberstone,Tour by Mr. Fenton, &c. &c. | ||
Hotel | 16 | Milford | Dock Yards, Observatory, &c. | ||
— | Tenby | ||||
Blue Boar, Castle | 20 | Haverfordwest | Carew Castle, Cresseley, Landshipping, Picton Castle,Slebitch and Church, Priory at the end of the Parade | ||
Black Lion | 16 | St. David’s | (Between H. and R. Castle, St. Bride’s Bay)Cathedral, Bishop’s Palace; Rocking Stone, two miles fromSt. David’s | ||
16 | Fishguard | In your way, take the place where the French landed, GwainRiver | |||
7 | Newport | Two miles from N. Druidical Monuments | |||
Black Lion | Cardigan | 11 | Cardigan | Velindre, Tin Works, Kilgerran Castle, River Tyvi, Castle,Church, St. Doegmal’s Abbey | |
Good Accommodation | 22 | Aberaeron | Druidical Monuments and Castle | ||
Talbot, Gogerthan Arms | 15 | Aberystwith | Fine Views, Llanrysted, Llanryan Bridge, Castle, and walkround, Lead Mines | ||
Havod Arms | 12 | Havod | Devil’s Bridge, Fall of the Rhyddol, of the Mynach,Havod House and Grounds | ||
Eagles | Montgomery | 27 | Machynlleth | Plinlimmon, source of the Severn, &c. OwenGlyndwr’s Mansion, Dovey River, Bridge | |
Blue Lion | Merioneth | 10 | Talylyn | (Between M. and T. Dyflas River) Cader Idris, Pool ofThree Grains | |
Lion, Ship, Angel | 16 | Dolgelly | Beautiful situation, Avon-vwar River, excursions to theVale of the Dee, Caer Gai at the end of the Lake of Bala, andDinas y Mowddwy | ||
Corsy-Gedol Arms | 8 | Barmouth | From D. to B. extremely interesting, pleasant walks on thesands, and likewise on the hills over the town | ||
Inn | 10 | Harlech | Castle, a golden Torques dug up in 1682 (between B. and H.Corsy Gedol) | ||
Barmouth | By Dolgelly to Travellers’ Rest, Fall of DolyMelynllyn, Ditto Cayne and Moddach, Vale of Festiniog | ||||
Merioneth | 28 | Tan-y-bwlch by Dolgelly and Falls | Tan-y-bwlch Hall, Vale of Festiniog, River Dayryd,Maentwrog, Tremadoc | ||
Caernarvon | Criccaeth | Tany-yr-alet, Castle, excursion by sea to the Isle ofBardsey, pass a Bay called Hell’s Mouth | |||
Bardsey | Fine view of the coast, Abbot’s House and Chapel | ||||
Crown and Anchor | 45 | Pwlheli | About five miles from P. Carn-Madryn, an ancientfortress | ||
Goat, a good Inn | 20 | Beddgelert | Several Cromlechs, Penmorfa, Tremadoc, and embankments,Morva Lodge, Pont Aber Glaslyn | ||
6 | Snowdon | Beddgelert Church and Vale, V. of Nanhwynan, and DinasEmrys, Pass of Drwsycoed, ascent and view from Snowdon | |||
Anglesea Arms and Goat | 12 | Caernarvon | Vale of Llanberries, Dolbadern Castle, Two Lakes, CaunantMawr, and Caer cwm-y Glô, bridge over the Seiont, Castle,Chapel, ruins of Segontium, ancient Fort on the Seiont, &c.&c. | ||
Anglesea | 6 | Plâs Newydd | Fine view of the Menai, the elegant new mansion, Cromlechsand Carnedd, Saunderson’s Cottage | ||
Penrhyn Arms, Castle, and Albion Hotel | Caernarvon | 4 | Bangor, from P. N. | Beautiful situation of, Cathedral, view from theChurch-yard, recent improvements, Bridge over the Menai,&c. | |
Bull’s Head | Anglesea | Beaumaris | Fine views from the new road, Castle, Church, Baron Hill,the Friars, Priestholme Island | ||
Ty Mawr | 16 | Amlwch | Dulas and Red Wharf Bay, pretty village and church ofPentraeth, Llanelian, Pary’s Mountain | ||
Eagle and Child and Hibernian-Hotel | 20 | Holyhead | The Church, and walls of the Church-yard, new Pier, caverncalled the Parliament House. The steam packets | ||
Penrhyn Arms, Castle, and Albion Hotel | Caernarvon | 27 | Bangor | Excursion to Penrhyn Castle, Slate Quarries, Lime Grove,Llandegai Church, Ogwen Bank, Benglog, &c. about 20 miles | |
Harp and Newborough Arms | 15 | Conway | (Aber and the Lavan Sands, Pen-maen-mawr,) at Conway theCastle, Plâs Mawr, Abbey, College | ||
40 | Ditto | Excursion to Caer Rhun, Rhaiadar Mawr, Llanrwst, Falls ofthe Conway and Machno, about 40 miles | |||
Bee Inn | Denbigh | 20 | Abergele by the Cridden | (Dinas Gonway, Gloddaith and Bodysgallen, the Orme’shead, Gywddno’s Weir, Cavern-arago,) Walk on the sands | |
White Lion | Flint | 7 | St. Asaph | (Between A. and St. A. Rhuddlan Marsh,) Cathedral and viewfrom its tower, Bishop’s Palace and Deanery | |
White Horse and King’s Arms | 10 | Holywell | (Between St. A. and H. the value of Clywd; to the right aRoman Pharos;) St. Winifred’s Well, various Mills; one mileand a quarter north, Ruins of Basing-werk Abbey | ||
Royal Oak | 6 | Flint | Castle, Goal, and Smelting-house, (between F. and Chesterruins of Euloe Castle and Hawarden ditto) | ||
Coach and Horses, Hotel, Feathers, Hop Pole, &c.&c. | Chester | 15 | Chester | Castle, Walls, Rows, Bishop’s Palace, Hypocaust,Gaol, and near C. Eaton Hall and Park | |
Black Lion and Leeswood Arms | Flint | 11¾ | Mold | Church Ruins of the Castle, Cotton Spinning Mills, andnear M. the Leeswoods and famous Iron Gates, Rhual | |
Crown and Black Bull | Denbigh | 16¼ | Denbigh | (From M. to D. visit Kilken Church, Moel Famma,) Castleand fine view of the Vale of Clwyd, old Church | |
Cross Keys, White Lion | 8 | Ruthin | (Between D. and R. Well of St. Dyfnog,) Castle, Church,Gaol, Bowling-green, Vale of Clwyd | ||
Eagles, Red Lion | 16 | Wrexham | Church, Offa’s Dyke, Erthig the seat of P. Yorke,Esq., Church of Marchwiel | ||
6 | Ruabon | Wynnstay Park, Obelisk, Offa’s Dyke, (between R. andLlangollen, Pontcyscylltir, Aqueduct and River Dee) | |||
Hand, King’s Head | 8 | Llangollen | Bridge over the Dee, Castle Dinas Brân, Lady E.Butler’s Cottage, Valle Crucis Abbey, Pillar of Eliseg | ||
Wynnstay Arms, Cross Keys | Salop | 12 | Oswestry | (Between L. and O. Chirk Castle, Aqueduct, Whittington,)Ruins of a Chapel, Castle, Church | |
Royal Oak, Bear | Montgomery | 15 | Welsh Pool | Between O. and W. Llanymynach Hill, Breddin,Rodney’s Column, Virnwy River, Powis Castle | |
Dragon | 8 | Montgomery | Between W. P. and M. fine view from the tower of CherburyChurch, Castle and Gaol, Ellesmere Canal | ||
Castle | 9 | Bishop’s Castle | Does not present any thing to detain the Traveller; midwaybetween B. C. and L. is an excellent Inn | ||
Crown, Angel | Hereford | 17 | Ludlow | Castle, Church, Cross, Walks round the Castle Walls,Bridge, Teme River | |
Red Lion, Crown, King’s Arms | 11 | Leominster | Market House, Church | ||
City Arms, Green Dragon, &c. | 12 | Hereford | Cathedral, Castle, Walks, Gaol, Wye, new Market House | ||
King’s Arms, King’s Head | down the Wye. | Ross | Splendid monument in the Church, View from the Prospect,Wilton Castle, and Bridge, Wye | ||
Beaufort Arms, King’s Head | Monmouth | Monmouth | (Between Ross and M. Goodrich Castle, Symond’sYatch, Courtfield House, New Wier,) Castle Priory, Town Hall,Walk to Monmouth Folly, Wye, Duke of Beaufort’s | ||
Beaufort Arms, Three Cranes | 50 | Chepstow | Castle, Church, Piercefield, one mile from Chepstow,Llancaut Cliff, Wye, New Bridge, between M. and C. Llandago,Tintern Abbey, Wyn Cliff, a corruption from Wye Cliff |
INDEX.
Aber, [232]
Aberaeron, [101]
Aber Garth Celyn, [233]
Abergele, [250]