Curious Clwyd
The beauty, the myths, the history & folklore of Clwyd
North East Wales is full of wonder. Within these pages you will find evidence of the efforts of its peoples to make sense of their surroundings, to leave their mark. You will find evidence of breathtaking beauty, mystery and myth, love and hate, war and peace. Thousands of years of history are within. It remains a work in progress, so please visit the blog to be updated on new and revised articles.
Beneath Caergwrle Castle, a village of mystery. Perhaps originally a Mercian settlement called Corley - the meadow of the Crane. But once, Bronze Age peoples venerated the River Alyn here, beneath Caer Estyn and Castle Hill.
On Palm Sunday 1282, Dafydd ap Gruffudd marched out of his castle at Caergwrle towards Hawarden, initiating the war that ended with the deaths of last Princes of Gwynedd.
