Jane,
VII.--CAER GAI.--CARTREF UCHELWYR.
Hen balas Rhufeinig yw Caer Gai, ar fryncyn heulog uwch ben Llyn
Tegid, yn nyffryn uchaf y Ddyfrdwy.
Yr oedd y Fychaniaid, hen deulu Caer Gai, yn enwog am eu hathrylith.
Y ddau fwyaf adnabyddus ohonynt ydyw Gwerfyl Fychan a Rowland
Fychan. Yn amser y Rhyfel Mawr yr oedd Rowland Fychan yn byw, a
Gwerfyl dipyn yn gynt.
VII - Caer Gai - Home of Gentry
Caer Gai is an old Roman palace(?), (located) on a small sunny hill
above Llyn Tegid (Bala Lake), in the upper valley of the (River) Dee.
The Vaughans, the old family at Caer Gai, were notable for their talent.
Of the family Gwerfyl Vaughan and Rowland Vaughan are the two best
known. Rowland Vaughan lived (at the house) during the Great War and
Gwerfyl somewhat earlier (literally - a little earlier).
In response to your question, O.M Edwards is writing about Caer Gai at
Llanuwchllyn. The house now known as Caer Gai is located on the site of
Roman remains . Although O.M. Edwards refers to it as a Roman palace,
archaeological evidence indicates that the original Caer Gai was a fort.
As a native of the area he may have been referring to a later building
located at the old camp which was associated in early Welsh poetry with
Gai or Sir Kay from the Arthurian legends.
Ken Richards
Jane wrote:
Could some kind person translate this for me? It is taken from the
ebook titled Cartrefi Cymur by Owen M. Edwards.Some of my ancestors lived at Caer Gai,
Llanywchllyn and I wondered if this is the same place.Jane