Shrewsbury to Hereford (Gerald’s Journey Through Wales 1188)
Via Bromfield Priory and Ludlow Castle
Via St Asaph's Cathedral and the Cistercian abbey of Basingwerk
The River Conwy, the Welsh castle of Deganwy, the Cistercian monastery of Aberconwy, and Rhuddlan
From Bangor Archbishop Baldwin and his party took ship across the Menai Strait to the island of Anglesey (Ysys Môn)
A precious book was found in Nefyn
The mountains of Merioneth made Gwynedd the poorest and most sparsely populated Welsh principality. But they also made it a natural stronghold
Gerald was related by blood to almost all the princes and great men of Wales
Llanbadarn was a clas or ecclesiastical settlement from early Celtic Christianity
Which is strange because Llanddewi Brefi is south-west of Strata Florida and they were headed to Llanbadarn near Aberystwyth, which is to the north-west