The cache is a 600ml clip top box containing the log book,
pencil and a few swaps and there is room for trackables.
Owain Glyndwr was a descendant of the Princes of Powys from his
father Gruffudd Fynchan II, Lord of Glyndyfrdwy. Glyndwr was born
in 1354 to a prosperous landed family, part of the Anglo-Welsh
gentry of the Welsh Marches. Owain probably studied as a legal
apprentice at the Inns of Court in London as a young man. In 1383
he returned to Wales, married and established himself as the Squire
of Sycharth and Glyndyfrdwy. In the late 1390's he quarrelled with
his neighbour Lord Grey over some lands and was unable to obtain
redress from King Henry IV. Glyndwr lost the legal case and was
under personal threat and in January 1400 serious civil disorder
broke out and this led to Owain being proclaimed Prince of Wales on
16th.September 1400 by a band of followers. Then began a guerilla
campaign against the English Lords of the Marches which soon became
a war of independance. In 1402 the English Parliament issued Penal
Laws against Wales and in 1403 Glyndwr was defeated by Henry IV at
the battle of Shrewsbury. In 1405 a formal treaty between Wales and
France was negotiated and French forces landed at Milford Haven and
marched on Worcester. They met the English army but for reasons
that have never been clear both sides withdrew and by 1406 the
French forces had left Wales. Owain remained free and the revolt
continued. In 1412 Owain Glyndwr captured Dafydd Gam ("Crooked
David") a leading Welsh supporter of the English King Henry and
later ransomed him. This was the last flash of the revolt and the
last time that Owain was seen alive by his enemies. Nothing certain
is known of Owain after 1412. It is thought that Owain finally
spent his last years with his daughter Alys, passing himself off as
an ageing Franciscan friar at their home at Kentchurch near
Abergavenny.
Owain Glyndwr's Mount, which occupies a commanding position
overlooking the Dee valley, is 6.5m high, 36m across the base and
12m at the top, with a ditch 1m deep on it's west and south-west,
towards the road. It is probably a motte, although no bailey has
been traced. It's active life would have been well before Glyndwr's
rising in the early 15th century. In the same field however, not
visible from the road, is a moated site, destroyed in 1403, with
well attested connections with the hero. It is not known when the
property came in to his family's hands.Read more about the manor of
Glyndyfrdwy on the Cadw information plaque at the site and absorb
the history of this place.
Enjoy your visit.
There is a parking place off the A5 at the lane opposite the
Mount but take great care crossing the road which at times is very
busy. Unfortunately dogs are not allowed in the area where the
cache is hidden.