Bryncrug, or Bryn-crug, is a village and community in Gwynedd, Wales. The village is situated to the north-east of the town of Tywyn, on the junction of the A493 and B4405 roads.
To the south-west of the village stood Ynysymaengwyn mansion, built in 1758 but now demolished. To the south stood Cynfal motte-and-bailey castle, built in 1137 by Cadwaladr ap Gruffydd, brother of Owain Gwynedd.[1]
Mary Jones, famous for walking to Bala at the age of sixteen to buy a Bible, lived in the village when older, and was buried in the village after her death in 1864.[2]
References
- ^ "Castell Cynfal, Bryn-Y-Castell Castle mound". Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales. http://www.coflein.gov.uk/en/site/302770/details/CASTELL+CYNFAL,+BRYN-Y-CASTELL+CASTLE+MOUND/. Retrieved 1 February 2009.
- ^ "Bala and the Bible: Thomas Charles, Ann Griffiths and Mary Jones". Cardiff University. http://www.anngriffiths.cardiff.ac.uk/bible.html. Retrieved 1 February 2009.
Coordinates: 52°36′32″N 04°03′22″W / 52.60889°N 4.05611°W
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