over a handsome stone-bridge, built over the Tyvi, which is here of
considerable width. In front of this stands, on a steep eminence, the
Castle, consisting chiefly of its outer walls, which prove it to have
been once a considerable building. This place, considered the principal
town of the county, is called by the Britons _Abertuvi_; which name it
receives from standing near the _Mouth of the River Tyvi_. It was
fortified, together with the Castle, by Gilbert, son of Richard Clare,
and demolished by Rhees ap Gryffith.
The town is large, and regular; its chief trade consisting in lead,
exported to Ireland. The Church is large, and well-built, with a
handsome tower. The new gaol, finished in 1797, is conveniently
situated, and appears to be a well-planned building.