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the following facts. First, there is a place not far off called Trefculhwch, that is, the tref or township of Kulhwch, who is the hero of our story. Then the northern promontory of the bay of Pwllcrochan is called Trwyn Llwyd, which immediately makes one think of" Llwydeu mab Kel Coet," whose house is Fig. 1. — Pwllwrach from within. said to have been at the place, and especially so when we remember that this personage is called in the Mabinogi of Manawyddan, Llwyd ab Kilcoed. Also, there is another bay, a little to the north of Pwllcro- chan, called Pwll Arian, which reminds us of the cauldron being filled with Irish money; and, in addi- tion, all kinds of quaint stories are known to exist or to have existed on Pencaer, concerning these and other