Craig yr Aderyn
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Craig yr Aderyn, is a hill rising to a height of over 250 metres (820.2 ft) above sea level on the south bank of the River Dysynni
near Llanfihangel-y-pennant in the county of Gwynedd
, north-west Wales
.
The site is owned by the Snowdonia National Park Authority
, which lies entirely within the Craig yr Aderyn SSSI
, and is named after the large number of birds, such as the Great Cormorant
, which nest on the peak which is 2 miles (3.2 km) from the Cardigan Bay
coast.
The ruins of Castell y Bere
, built by the Princes of Gwynedd
in the 13th century, are nearby.
According to local traditional, there were two castle watchtower
s on the end of the rock and watchmen would raise red flags in case of danger.
The two prominent faces of the hill are known locally as 'Y Palis Mawr' and 'Y Palis Bach' (the large stockade and the small stockade).
leads her characters to "Bird Rock" in her book, "The Grey King," from the The Dark Is Rising Sequence
.
River Dysynni
The River Dysynni is a river in mid Wales.- Source :The River Dysynni flows from the western end of Tal-y-llyn Lake and enters Cardigan Bay through the Broad Water lagoon to the north of Tywyn near Tonfanau.-External links:**...
near Llanfihangel-y-pennant in the county of Gwynedd
Gwynedd
Gwynedd is a county in north-west Wales, named after the old Kingdom of Gwynedd. Although the second biggest in terms of geographical area, it is also one of the most sparsely populated...
, north-west Wales
Wales
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
.
The site is owned by the Snowdonia National Park Authority
Snowdonia
Snowdonia is a region in north Wales and a national park of in area. It was the first to be designated of the three National Parks in Wales, in 1951.-Name and extent:...
, which lies entirely within the Craig yr Aderyn SSSI
Site of Special Scientific Interest
A Site of Special Scientific Interest is a conservation designation denoting a protected area in the United Kingdom. SSSIs are the basic building block of site-based nature conservation legislation and most other legal nature/geological conservation designations in Great Britain are based upon...
, and is named after the large number of birds, such as the Great Cormorant
Great Cormorant
The Great Cormorant , known as the Great Black Cormorant across the Northern Hemisphere, the Black Cormorant in Australia and the Black Shag further south in New Zealand, is a widespread member of the cormorant family of seabirds...
, which nest on the peak which is 2 miles (3.2 km) from the Cardigan Bay
Cardigan Bay
Cardigan Bay is a large inlet of the Irish Sea, indenting the west coast of Wales between Bardsey Island, Gwynedd in the north, and Strumble Head, Pembrokeshire at its southern end. It is the largest bay in Wales....
coast.
The ruins of Castell y Bere
Castell y Bere
Castell y Bere is a native Welsh castle near Llanfihangel-y-pennant in Gwynedd, Wales. Constructed by Llywelyn the Great in the 1220s, the stone castle was intended to maintain his authority over the local people and to defend the south-west part of the princedom of Gwynedd...
, built by the Princes of Gwynedd
Kingdom of Gwynedd
Gwynedd was one petty kingdom of several Welsh successor states which emerged in 5th-century post-Roman Britain in the Early Middle Ages, and later evolved into a principality during the High Middle Ages. It was based on the former Brythonic tribal lands of the Ordovices, Gangani, and the...
in the 13th century, are nearby.
According to local traditional, there were two castle watchtower
Watchtower
A watchtower is a type of fortification used in many parts of the world. It differs from a regular tower in that its primary use is military, and from a turret in that it is usually a freestanding structure. Its main purpose is to provide a high, safe place from which a sentinel or guard may...
s on the end of the rock and watchmen would raise red flags in case of danger.
The two prominent faces of the hill are known locally as 'Y Palis Mawr' and 'Y Palis Bach' (the large stockade and the small stockade).
Cultural Associations
The writer Susan CooperSusan Cooper
Susan Mary Cooper is an English author best known for The Dark Is Rising, an award-winning five-volume saga set in and around England and Wales. The books incorporate traditional British mythology, such as Arthurian and other Welsh elements with original material ; these books were adapted into a...
leads her characters to "Bird Rock" in her book, "The Grey King," from the The Dark Is Rising Sequence
The Dark is Rising Sequence
The Dark Is Rising is the name of a five-book series of children's contemporary fantasy novels by Susan Cooper, published in 1965–1977, which depicts the struggle between the forces of good, called The Light, and the forces of evil, known as The Dark...
.