English: Identifier: annalsantiquitie01nich

Title: Annals and antiquities of the counties and county families of Wales; containing a record of all ranks of the gentry ... with many ancient pedigrees and memorials of old and extinct families Year: 1872 (1870s) Authors: Nicholas, Thomas, 1820-1879 Subjects: Publisher: London, Longmans, Green, Reader Contributing Library: Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center Digitizing Sponsor: Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center

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Text Appearing Before Image: HiGHMEAD : THE SeAT OF MAJOR HERBERT D. EVANS. comes in the way to Newcastle Emlyn, both surrounded by delightful scenery, and bothp artly in Cardiganshire and partly in Carmarthenshire. The castle, which was called New-

Text Appearing After Image: Llanfechan. castle in Emlyn, was built, in the reign of Henry VII., by Sir Rhys ap Thomas, of Dinefawr(Dynevor), who made it one of his chief residences. The situation is highly picturesque and 138 CARDIGANSHIRE. an ascent to the ruin is amply repaid by the magnificent view it commands of the TeiviValley below and above, with the abrupt and sportive windings of the river, and its impetuousrush towards the bridge. In the neighbourhood of Newcastle Emlyn are located variousseats of the gentry, among which, on the Cardiganshire side, may be mentioned Adpar (Mr.Fitz-Williams) ; Aberceri {set Davies, Aberce?-i) ; and to the interior the beautiful and ancientBroinvydd—the mansion recently re-erected (see Lloyd, Bromvydd); Gernos, Gwernant,Blaenwern (see Morris, Blaenwern), Traedyraur (see Bozven, Trocd-yr-aiir), Neuadd, Tyllwyd{stt Jo7ics-Parry, Tylhvyd), Stradmore Hill, and Blaenpant. Almost more beautiful than the Vale of Teivi are the diminutive valleys and dingles of theCeri on the Ca

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