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Taliesin Monument

A Grade II Listed Building in Trefriw, Conwy

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Coordinates

Latitude: 53.1366 / 53°8'11"N

Longitude: -3.8488 / 3°50'55"W

OS Eastings: 276419

OS Northings: 361536

OS Grid: SH764615

Mapcode National: GBR 62.6FJK

Mapcode Global: WH54R.VFF7

Plus Code: 9C5R45P2+JF

Entry Name: Taliesin Monument

Listing Date: 30 May 1996

Last Amended: 30 May 1996

Grade: II

Source: Cadw

Source ID: 16947

Building Class: Commemorative

ID on this website: 300016947

Location: Located on a natural mount at the N end of Lake Geirionydd.

County: Conwy

Community: Trefriw

Community: Trefriw

Locality: Llyn Geirionydd

Traditional County: Caernarfonshire

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History

Monolithic memorial erected c.1850 by Lord Willoughby De Eresby of Gwydir Castle on the supposed site of the birthplace of the famous C6th bard Taliesin. In 1863, disillusioned with the formality of the Eisteddfod rules, the poet Gwilym Gowlyd held his first Arwest here; from then until 1927 it continued to be held annually on this site at the foot of the monument to `the chief of bards.' Following its collapse in 1976 during a storm, the pillar was re-erected in 1994.

Exterior

3-stepped square boulder plinth surmounted by a tall pillar of undressed stone, itself surmounted by a plain oak cross. Brass plaque to front with historical information inscribed bilingually.

Reasons for Listing

Of literary and historic interest associated with Taliesin as the focus, for over sixty years, for the Arwest of Gwilym Gowlyd.

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