Please sign the log and record your find. A
pencil has been placed in the cache for your convenience or
forgetfulness. Free parking is available if you are not a foot
soldier --
Your search begins at the hamlet of
Llanllwch.. The name Llanllwch derives from a lake or pool nearby,
the site of which is now a tract of boggy land a lying west of
Llanllwch is Cors Goch which is a lowland raised mire and one of
the last six large raised bogs in Wales. It is home to the rare
Black Bog Ant.........
From Norman times the Llanllwch area formed
part of the royal demesne lands attached to Carmarthen
castle,supplying the latter with food and produce... In the
fourteenth century,however,the demesne lands,sometimes referred to
the Manor of Llanllwch (Manor Crescent and Manor Way), ceased to be
worked directly from the castle and were farmed out for rent to
customary tenants called ‘gabblers’ or
‘gafol-men’. . They paid six-pence an acre for their
holdings...
When the Black Death reached Llanllwch in
1349-50 all of the tenants except one died and the lands were left
waste and uncultivated... ..
Over fifty years later, in September 1400
self proclaimed Prince of Wales Owain Glyn Dwr's long-running land
dispute with his neighbour, Reginald de Grey,escalated into
rebellion and during the revolt the hamlet was 'totally destroyed
and devastated,' according to the castle Chamberlain's accounts of
1407-1409. By 1408, the rebellion had reverted to a guerrilla
war....
Located outside the walls of Carmarthen Town
were several water mills for grinding corn. The first reference to
a mill at Llanllwch appears in 1300, but in the 'Minister's
Accounts' for 1412-1413 the mill is referred to as being 'totally
destroyed'.This destruction was also the result of the Owain Glyn
Dwr revolt. Glyn Dwr was now a leader on the run, and he is last
mentioned in government records - where terms are offered for his
surrender - in February 1416. It is thought that by this time he
was already dead..!
Your search will then end in a cushty little
location known locally as Sandbanks. There's no need for Counter
Surveillance Measures but there is the likelyhood of a bit of
mugglism in the form of the"K9 Walker"...... You could always
attempt a Night Assault!
Thanx and well done to Bronwen for being
FTF
