POINTS OF HISTORICAL INTEREST.

The oldest building in Dinas Mawddwy is Gwesty'r Llew Coch [Red Lion Inn].
Dating back to the 12th century -  visitors have included welsh noblemen, drovers, farmers, actors, film makers and musicians. The Inn has proven to be a popular attraction, welcoming travellers from far and wide over the years.
The 15th and 16th centuries saw the  Gwylliaid Cochion Mawddwy   [Red bandits of Mawddwy] making themselves very unpopular. Dinas Mawddwy and the surrounding district was plagued by the bandits who ambushed travellers, attacked homes and stole cattle and sheep. Allegedly their meetings took place at the Brigands Inn,  Mallwyd. Two miles away from the Inn is Rhos Goch  [Red Moor] said to be the burial mound of executed outlaws.
Between 1868 and 1951, a railway line ran from Mawddwy Railway Station to Cemmaes Road [where it joined the main railway network]. Meirion Mill now stands on the site of the old railway station and quarry buildings.
An important area for workers in the lead and slate industries. Minllyn Slate Quarry once employed more than a hundred men - until it's closure in 1916.
Across from the mill is Pont  Minllyn  [Minllyn bridge] a 17th century double arched packhorse bridge built by Dr John Davies, rector of the parish. Donkeys were used to transport flannel across the bridge so that it could be sold in England.
Close by is the Buckley Pines a Victorian hotel built in 1873, previously known as the Buckley Arms Hotel - it is said to be the oldest reinforced concrete building in Europe.
 

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