Lamb & Flag, Wellfield Place, Glynneath, Neath-Port Talbot, SA11 5EP
Tel 01639 721995
A suggested walk from, the Lamb & Flag, please note the river bridge that is shown as a crossing on the map has been demolished.
Cwm Gwrelych Geo Heritage Trail from the Lamb & Flag, Glynneath
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Cwm Gwrelych is a Site of Special Scientific Interest, it is the only location in south Wales where all seven layers of rock strata reach the surface. This great walk incorporates the Cwm Gwrelych Geo Heritage Trail and Merfyn's Memory Trail. Access to the 'Gwrelych' is via the Pontwalby Viaduct that was designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel. |
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LAMB & FLAG HISTORY
Opened in 1806, the Lamb and Flag was originally known as the Aberpergwm Inn. It has been completely rebuilt since then a number of times, the latest in 2010 following a serious fire. In 1816 Taliesin Williams, son of Iolo Morganwg (famed Welsh Scholar) stayed at the Inn due to 'stress of weather'. He spent his time at the Inn writing verses, one of which can be seen below. |
On what you please you may regale,
Neat wines, good spirits, sparkling ale,
Pray taste and judge, nor think I brag,
There's candour at the Lamb and Flag'
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Taliesin Williams (1787-1847) worked as teacher in Neath and in 1816 he
opened his own school in Merthyr Tydfil. It is most likely that Taliesin
stayed at the Lamb and Flag on a journey between these industrial
centres, Glynneath being the half way point between the two.
Edward Williams, also known by his bardic name Iolo Morganwg is credited with introducing the Gorsedd (a coming together of bards) at the National Eisteddfod. On the death of his father, Taliesin carried on his Iolo's work organising the Gorsedd meetings and edited his father's writings on bardism, "Iolo's Manuscripts", these were posthumously published in 1848 , |
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| Iolo Morganwg | Taliesin Williams |
