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Pen-y-Gaer (Caerhun)

Hillfort

Folklore

Lady Guest suggests in her notes to the Mabinogion story 'Math the son of Mathonwy' (online at the Sacred Texts Archive,
http://www.sacred-texts.com/neu/celt/mab/mab27.htm
that Pen-y-Gaer is the location of Caer Dathyl, where Math is supposed to have held his court. The story does include lots of geographical spots / placenames, so this could be more than just a wild guess.
Rhiannon Posted by Rhiannon
20th June 2006ce
Edited 20th June 2006ce

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