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This
is
Cors
Y
Gedol,
situated
in
the
old
parish
of
Llanddwywe,
an
area
which
is
full
of
the
remnants
of
our
Neolithic
past.
Just
a
few
miles
away
is
Gwern
Einion,
a
monument
we
explored
last
week
on
our
YouTube
channel,
and
a
pair
of
cromlech
in
Dyffryn
Ardudwy
which
we
will
feature
in
our
next
video...
Like
those
other
sites,
this
one
boasts
spectacular
views
with
Eryri
on
one
side
and
the
stretching
coastline
on
the
other...
The
name
Cors
y
Gedol
comes
from
the
name
of
the
16th
century
manor
house
which
is
close
to
the
site.
But
in
some
old
books,
we
found
a
couple
of
references
to
it
being
called
Arthur's
Quoit,
or
Coetan
Arthur,
a
name
that
has
been
given
to
an
incredible
number
of
these
monuments.
This
name
refers
to
legends
of
King
Arthur
throwing
what
is
now
the
capstone
of
an
ancient
cromlech.
Existing
variations
include
Carreg
Coetan
Arthur
in
Newport,
Coetan
Arthur
near
st
davids
and
Arthurs
Stone
on
the
Gower
peninsula.
But
100
years
ago
many
more
sites
also
bore
the
name,
and
even
Pentre
Ifan
was
referred
to
as
Arthur's
Quoit
in
some
texts.
A
quote
from
1921,
in
an
inventory
of
the
ancient
and
historical
monuments
and
constructions
of
the
county
of
Merioneth:
"Of
the
prehistoric
monuments
of
the
county
by
far
the
most
numerous
are
the
ruins
of
the
circular
stone
enclosures
which
are
known,
as
well
from
traditional
report
as
from
actual
scientific
exploration
in
various
parts
of
Britain,
to
have
been
the
dwellings
of
a
primitive
people.
There
can
be
little
doubt
that
many
of
the
Merionethshire
examples
are
genuine
remains
of
early
man,
but
it
is
equally
certain
that
a
considerable
proportion
are
not
of
the
antiquity
with
which
they
are
generally
credited.
A
number
of
these
in
the
parishes
of
Llanaber
and
Llanddwywe
were
visited
in
late
autumn
when
many
were
found
to
be
partically
water-logged,
and
in
their
then
condition,
were
altogether
beyond
possibility
of
occupation
as
dwellings
for
however
short
a
time.
On
the
uncertain
problem
of
whether
all
cromlechs
were
originally
covered
by
earth
or
stones
the
study
of
the
Merionethshire
examples
does
not
help
towards
a
definite
solution.
The
great
carneddau
at
Hengwm
were
manifestly
intended
to
cover
the
huge
cists
which,
partially
exposed,
remain
still
in
position,
but
it
may
be
questioned
if
the
Dyfrryn
cromlechau
were
ever
so
hidden."
We
have
a
lovely
video
about
this
site
on
our
YouTube
channel,
Corlajackz...