Llyn Idwal, Carnarvonshire
Historical Description
Llyn Idwal, a lake in Carnarvonshire, in a deep crater under Glyder Fawr, 5½ miles W of Capel Curig. It has an aspect of wild grandeur, is overhung by bare, dark, mural rocks, was reputedly the scene of the murder of Idwal, one-of the princes of North Wales, and is the subject ef many popular legends. A mural chasm called Twildu (black hole), about 300 feet deep, is on its W side; many marks of ancient ' glaciers are around it, and numerous rare plants are found in its neighbourhood.
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 Llyn Idwal 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: