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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.
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| Map ref: SN108346 325 |
| Directions: Off the B4329 |
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