Ffarm Maes Gwenllian Farm
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Ffarm Maes Gwenllian Farm
Image: © Alan Richards Taken: 30 Jan 2011
Cerddwyr yn mynd heibio i ffarm adfeiliedig o'r enw Maes Gwenllian. Enwyd yr amaethdy ar ol cadle gerllaw lle y lladdwyd Gwenllian, arweinydd y Cymry,gan y Normniaid yn 1137. Ar ol cael ei lladd fe dorrwyd ei phen hi bant. Disgrifiwyd hi yn 1188 gan Gerallt Cymro 'fel ryw ail Penthesilea, Brenhines Amazon'. Mae cofeb er cof amdani i'w gweld yng Nghastell Cydweli gerllaw. Walkers passing the ruined Maes Gwenllian Farm, a name commemorating a battle which took place nearby in 1137 where Gwenllian, leader of the Welsh, was defeated and beheaded by the Normans. Writing in 1188 Geraldus Cambrensis (Gerald of Wales) described her as 'some second Penthesilea, Queen of the Amazon.' A memorial stone to her memory can be seen at nearby Kidwelly Castle.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.75456
Longitude
-4.280927