Contents

I.Welsh Wales[3]
II.A Village in Eryri[17]
III.Hilltop Churches[30]
IV.Dr. Johnson’s Tour of North Wales[59]
V.Welsh Folk-Lore [86]
VI.The City of the Prince of Wales[105]
VII.The Eisteddfod[117]
VIII.Cambrian Cottages[133]
IX.Castle and Abbeys in North Wales[155]
Appendix: Suggestions for Some Tours[177]

Illustrations

The Ladies of Llangollen[Frontispiece]
Conway Castle[10]
From an old print.
The Queen’s Tower, Conway Castle[24]
From an engraving by Cuitt, 1817.
The Great Hall at Conway Castle[32]
From an engraving by Cuitt.
St. Winifred’s Well, Holyhead [40]
From an engraving by Cuitt, 1813.
The Eagle Tower of Carnarvon Castle[52]
From an engraving by Cuitt.
Gateway of Carnarvon Castle[66]
From an engraving by Cuitt.
A View of Denbigh Castle[80]
From an engraving by Boydell, 1750.
Ruthin Castle[92]
From an engraving by Buck, 1742.
The Compleat Angler in Wales [100]
The Tower of Dolbadarn on Llanberis Lake[112]
Llanberis[124]
From an old print.
Beaumaris[140]
From a proof before letters by Turner.
A Welsh Waterfall near Penmaen-Mawr[148]
From an engraving by Boydell, 1750.
Beddgelert[160]
From an old print.
The Summit of Snowdon[172]
From an old print.
Map[Inside front cover]