Wanderings and excursions in North Wales . station. Proceed-ing next along the coast to cut off the retreat of Prince Owen, bygetting between him and the hills, he was again foiled in his objectby that able leader anticipating his movement, and taking up astrong position on a plain near Saint Asaph, still named Owensretreat, whence he retired to Bryn y Pin, a post j^rotected by im-mense ramparts and ditches. Traces of his encampment are yetfound upon a lofty rock above the church, now called Pe?i y the vicinity are two high mounds, the site, it is supposed, of for-tresses long since de
Wanderings and excursions in North Wales . station. Proceed-ing next along the coast to cut off the retreat of Prince Owen, bygetting between him and the hills, he was again foiled in his objectby that able leader anticipating his movement, and taking up astrong position on a plain near Saint Asaph, still named Owensretreat, whence he retired to Bryn y Pin, a post j^rotected by im-mense ramparts and ditches. Traces of his encampment are yetfound upon a lofty rock above the church, now called Pe?i y the vicinity are two high mounds, the site, it is supposed, of for-tresses long since destroyed. One near Gadlys appears to havebeen the seat of some Welsh prince; the other, about a mile be-yond Flint, is called Bryn y Cwn, or the hill of dogs,—very pro-bably an ancient hunting seat. A circumstance occurred subse-quently to this Welsh victory, which has been thought to indicatethat the report of King Edgars having, in 1157, extirpated therace of wolves could not be strictly true. A Cambrian gentleman a m * Henry of WANDERINGS THROUGH NORTH WALES. 47 killed in the battle, was found, after a lapse of eight days, attendedby his faithful dog, which had during all that time defended hismasters body from falling a prey to wolves and birds. It would seem that there is no tradition extant respecting thefoundation of Euloe Castle, its origin having defied the research ofeven that patriarch of modern tourists, Mr. Pennant. But there issufficient reason to conclude, that it was built either by one of thelords of Tegangle,* or by Henry himself, as a strong-hold to protecthis troops from future disasters like those already mentioned. The manor of Euloe was reckoned an appurtenance to that ofMontalto or Mold. It belonged to the crown till Henry it to one Peter Staidey, the tyrants tool and creature; andhis successor, Edward Stanley, held it under Elizabeth at the valueof twenty pounds a year. In Saxtons Map of Flintshire is a placecalled Yowly Hall, and
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