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Bedd-yr-Afanc, Brynberian
Bedd-yr-Afanc means the monsters grave, the Afanc being a name commonly given to a water monster in Wales. The grave is actually a Bronze Age Gallery Grave dating from around 1500BC. According to legend the Afanc used to dwell in a pool by Brynberian Bridge, and was captured and killed then buried in this mound on the hillside.

The Afanc appears in other Welsh Stories, another was captured from a pool in the river Conwy and led to Glaslyn Lake on Mount Snowden.
Map ref: SN108346 325
Directions: Off the B4329