Golygfa Llyn y Fan Fach Traditional Cache
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This cache has been placed with the kind permission of Dwr Cymru (Welsh Water). You are looking for a lunch box sized clip box. Please leave the cache well hidden and inaccessable to animals. Llyn Y Fan Fach is associated with the story of the "Lady of the Lake".
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If driving, follow signs for Llyn Y Fan from village of Llanddeusant. The road to the car park is very narrow and towards the approach to the car park there are currenlty a lot of pot holes, so please drive carefully. Please do not leave any valuables in the car.
The cache lies beside the glacial lake of Llyn Y Fan Fach and near to the famous Beacons Way. For the more energetic follow the path up to the ridge walk for more outstanding views. Remember to take your camera.
"The Story of the lady of the lake"
The 14th century Red Book of Hergest, one of the most ancient manuscript volumes in existence, contains a tale which begins beside Llyn-y-Fan Fach, the lake below the peak of Black Mountain in the west of the Brecon Beacons National Park. The same tale is recorded in Mabinogion, a collection of Welsh folktales that date back to medieval times. According to the story, a Carmarthenshire farmer once saw a beautiful woman sitting on a rock in Lyn-y-Fan Fach. After three attempts to woo her, she agreed to marry him if he promised to treat her well. If he were to strike her three times without cause, she said, she would return to the lake. The farmer made his promise and took her down to the village of Myddfai to live with him as his wife. The time came for the christening of their first child. The farmer was overjoyed, but the lady cried because, through her magical instincts, she knew the baby would be harmed by the sun. Misunderstanding, the farmer tapped her lightly to bring her round. Later, she cried at a wedding because she knew the bridegroom would soon die. Again, the farmer tapped her lightly to bring her to her senses. Finally, she laughed at the bridegroom's funeral because she knew his suffering was over and she was happy for him. And the farmer tapped her again. Immediately, the lady sped back to the lake. The farmer, powerless to stop her, was left heartbroken, destined to bring up their three sons alone. As the sons grew up, it became clear that they had inherited their mother's magical knowledge and powers. They could have used these to become great warriors, but chose instead to become the first in a long line of great healers. Using natural products gathered from the surrounding area, the Physicians of Myddfai created cures and remedies for headaches, sunburn, swellings, coughs and sneezes. Some of these ancient remedies are recorded in the Red Book of Hergest. The book itself is currently in Jesus College, Oxford, and is kept in the Bodleian Library. Some believe that the myth of Llyn-y-Fan Fach gave rise to another famous tale – the Arthurian legend of the Lady of the Lake and Excalibur.
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