Gwynedd's Mysterious Sites -------------Hauntings------------ Bryn Hall ---------------Stone Circles----------- ---------------Major Sites----------- Llanddwyn Island ---------------Legends----------- Dinas Emrys Yr Ogaf Ddu Ogaf Arthur Dinas Emrys ---------------Burial Chambers----------- Barclodiad-y-Gawres Bryn Celli Ddu ---------------Folklore----------- Bardsey Island Conway Bay Llangor Church Cynwyd Cader Idris Carn Mach Arthur Lake Bala Bedd Branwen Mount Snowdon ---------------Lost Lands----------- Carmarthen Bay Home Site Map Gwynedd Map England Map Scotland Map Wales Map Conway and Conway Bay A curse was put upon the town and its entire people by a mermaid hundreds of years ago. She was found stranded on the rocks at low tide by local fishermen, who would not return her to the water no matter how much she begged. She cursed the town saying that the people would always be poor. The curse is now said to have run its course. Map ref: Directions: The beach can be reached off the A55. Cader Idris This holy mountain has a rock seat called 'The Seat of Prince Idris'. It is said that anyone who spends the night alone on the mountain will either die, become insane or become a poet. The seat of Prince Idris is also known as the Chair of Idris, and was named after a giant who was said to view the heavens from this lofty point. Strange light phenomena is also associated with the mountain. Map ref: SJ 71 43 Directions: The mountain lies in the Southern end of Snowdonia National Park, to the South of Dolgellau