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Bwlch-y-Ddeufaen

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Bwlch-y-Ddeufaen (Welsh: Gap/Pass of the Two Stones) is a mountain pass in Conwy county borough, north Wales, traversable only on foot or horseback, following the former Roman road from Caerhun (Canovium) to Caernarfon (Segontium). [1]

22 relations: Abergwyngregyn, Anglesey, Caerhun, Caernarfon, Carneddau, Conwy County Borough, Dolmen, Drovers' road, Drum, Llanbedr-y-Cennin, Llywelyn the Great, Motte-and-bailey castle, North Wales, North Wales Path, Roman roads, Rowen, Conwy, Snowdonia, Stone circle, Tal y Fan, Tal-y-Cafn, Turnpike trusts, Welsh language.

Abergwyngregyn

Abergwyngregyn is a village and community of historical note in Gwynedd, a county and principal area in Wales.

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Anglesey

Anglesey (Ynys Môn) is an island situated on the north coast of Wales with an area of.

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Caerhun

Caerhun (Caerhûn) is a scattered rural community, and former civil parish, on the west bank of the River Conwy.

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Caernarfon

Caernarfon is a royal town, community, and port in Gwynedd, Wales, with a population of 9,615.

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Carneddau

The Carneddau (lit. "the cairns"; Carneddau is a Welsh plural form, and is sometimes anglicised to Carnedds) are a group of mountains in Snowdonia, Wales.

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Conwy County Borough

Conwy County Borough (Welsh: Bwrdeistref Sirol Conwy) is a unitary authority area in the north of Wales.

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Dolmen

A dolmen is a type of single-chamber megalithic tomb, usually consisting of two or more vertical megaliths supporting a large flat horizontal capstone or "table".

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Drovers' road

A drovers' road, drove or droveway is a route for droving livestock on foot from one place to another, such as to market or between summer and winter pasture (see transhumance).

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Drum

The drum is a member of the percussion group of musical instruments.

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Llanbedr-y-Cennin

Llanbedr-y-Cennin is a small village in Conwy county borough, Wales.

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Llywelyn the Great

Llywelyn the Great (Llywelyn Fawr), full name Llywelyn ap Iorwerth, (c. 117311 April 1240) was a Prince of Gwynedd in north Wales and eventually de facto ruler over most of Wales.

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Motte-and-bailey castle

A motte-and-bailey castle is a fortification with a wooden or stone keep situated on a raised earthwork called a motte, accompanied by an enclosed courtyard, or bailey, surrounded by a protective ditch and palisade.

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North Wales

North Wales (Gogledd Cymru) is an unofficial region of Wales.

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North Wales Path

The North Wales Path (Llwybr y Gogledd) is a long-distance walk of some that runs close to the North Wales coast between Prestatyn in the east and Bangor in the west.

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Roman roads

Roman roads (Latin: viae Romanae; singular: via Romana meaning "Roman way") were physical infrastructure vital to the maintenance and development of the Roman state, and were built from about 300 BC through the expansion and consolidation of the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire.

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Rowen, Conwy

Rowen is a village on the western slopes of the Conwy valley in the parish of Caerhun and the former County of Caernarvonshire in Wales.

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Snowdonia

Snowdonia (Eryri) is a mountainous region in northwestern Wales and a national park of in area.

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Stone circle

A stone circle is an alignment of standing stones arranged in a circle.

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Tal y Fan

Tal y Fan is an outlying peak of the Carneddau mountains in North Wales.

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Tal-y-Cafn

Tal-y-Cafn (Welsh meaning: "place opposite the ferry-boat") is a small settlement in Conwy county borough, north Wales.

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Turnpike trusts

Turnpike trusts were bodies set up by individual acts of Parliament, with powers to collect road tolls for maintaining the principal roads in Britain from the 17th but especially during the 18th and 19th centuries.

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Welsh language

Welsh (Cymraeg or y Gymraeg) is a member of the Brittonic branch of the Celtic languages.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bwlch-y-Ddeufaen

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