Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for CASTELL-PRYSOR

CASTELL-PRYSOR, an old fort in a defile of Merioneth; between Moel-Uchaf and the lofty heights of the Garn, 4 miles S by E of Festiniog. It is now a mere fragment; and it has been ascribed variously to the Britons and the Romans. Roman coins and urns have been found at it.


(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))

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Feature Description: "an old fort"   (ADL Feature Type: "historical sites")
Administrative units: Merionethshire AncC

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