The South Wales coast from Chepstow to Aberystwyth . ined from Geraints sword. In Llongborth, I saw the spurs Of horsemen who did not flinch from the spears ; And the wine-drinking from the bright glass. In Llongborth, I saw the weaponsOf men, and blood fast dropping. In Llongborth, adds the poet, I saw Arthur,and in Llongborth was Geraint slain. The glen or cwm of Nant Llanborth above isworth diving into. The cliffs near Penbryn andbetween that and Llangranog are traversed by afootpath skirting their brinks with occasionaldiversions. The sea links, as we discovered, pro-duce (what is not comm
The South Wales coast from Chepstow to Aberystwyth . ined from Geraints sword. In Llongborth, I saw the spurs Of horsemen who did not flinch from the spears ; And the wine-drinking from the bright glass. In Llongborth, I saw the weaponsOf men, and blood fast dropping. In Llongborth, adds the poet, I saw Arthur,and in Llongborth was Geraint slain. The glen or cwm of Nant Llanborth above isworth diving into. The cliffs near Penbryn andbetween that and Llangranog are traversed by afootpath skirting their brinks with occasionaldiversions. The sea links, as we discovered, pro-duce (what is not common in seaside pastures)plentiful mushrooms. Traces of an old camp areto be seen about half a mile from Traeth, back onthe high ground of Cnwc y Rhaglyn; and there isan old stone (which Sir John Rhys has recorded)about a mile south, the other side of the Penbrynhollow, in a corner of a field above the road nearthe descent to Dyffryn Bern. At Llanborth Mill,where we once ate blackberry tart and crumpogs,the traditions of the neighbourhood may be dis-. Photo by] [ Hall, ROWLANDS, LLAXGEITHO. To face p. 351. THE CARDIGAN COAST NORTHWARDS 353 cussed. Castell-Prudd and Castell-y-Dolig and theGaer may be invaded afterwards, on the road toBlaenporth from Penbryn. Llangranog is another village tucked away in acwm, with just enough space at its outlet for abeach between the steep cliffs that enclose , the houses lie snug and sheltered, so thatthe bracing Cardigan air is not too trying fordelicate folk. The easiest way to the village is toride or drive from Newcastle Emlyn. If bicycling,beware of the last hill and zigzag to the head ofthe village from the high moorlands beyond NewInn. A lodging for a night—or longer—can behad down at the lower end of the village, where acouple of inns and some ugly seaside houses are scat-tered among the original cottages of the hamlet. Readers of the Welsh novels and romances of Allen Raine will find no great trouble i
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