Bwlch y Ddeufaen, Carnarvonshire
Historical Description
Bwlch-y-Ddeufaen, a pass in Carnarvonshire, about 4 miles SW of Aber. It is 1400 feet high, and forms part of a Roman road from Aber to Conovium (Caerhun). The summit is marked by a large upright stone about 8 feet high; and a prostrate stone a little distance off is said to be the second of the two stones from which the pass derives its name. Near the pass was found in 1883 a Roman milestone marking the eighth mile from Conovinm.
Transcribed from The Comprehensive Gazetteer of England & Wales, 1894-5
Land and Property
The Return of Owners of Land in 1873 for Carnarvonshire is available to browse.
Maps
Online maps of Bwlch y Ddeufaen are available from a number of sites:
- Bing (Current Ordnance Survey maps).
- Google Streetview.
- National Library of Scotland. (Old maps)
- OpenStreetMap.
- old-maps.co.uk (Old Ordnance Survey maps to buy).
- Streetmap.co.uk (Current Ordnance Survey maps).
- A Vision of Britain through Time. (Old maps)
Newspapers and Periodicals
The British Newspaper Archive have fully searchable digitised copies of the following newspapers online: