View N of Dinas Emrys citadel on it's rocky outcrop above the Afon Glaslyn river, Nantgwynant. Yr Aran to rear & cloud-capped peak of Snowdon beyond.

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View N of Dinas Emrys citadel on it's rocky outcrop above the Afon Glaslyn river, with Yr Aran to rear & the cloud-capped peak of Snowdon beyond. Late Roman & Dark Age defences associated with the legend of Vortigern, a British leader exiled from SE England, the boy Ambrosius aka Merlin (Emrys in Welsh) & two battling dragons who emerged from the fort's pool. Later remains are from a castle of the Welsh Princes, probably Llywelyn ab Iorwerth (d. 1240). Part of Sygun Copper Mine on foreground hillside, former summer dwellings (hafotai) on hills behind the fort.

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Size: 3773px × 4961px
Location: Dinas Emrys, Nantgwynant, Beddgelert, Gwynedd, Wales, UK
Photo credit: © Mick Sharp / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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