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There are thought to be over 300 places in Wales with connections to King Arthur, ranging from landmarks that are part of well-established legends to towns that boast rather tenuous links to the fabled figure.
These sites include Maen Huail, a limestone block in the pretty town of Ruthin, on which Arthur is said to have beheaded the brother of Gildas, and the impressive Roman fortress at Caerleon, noted as the site of Arthur’s court by French writer Chrétien de Troyes.
Then, of course, there’s the ancient, weathered remains of the fortress that once stood on the hillside of Dinas Emrys in Eryri (Snowdonia) National Park, which is claimed to be the ruins of Vortigern’s continually-toppling tower. Unconvinced? Well, an excavation of Dinas Emrys in the 1940s did indicate evidence of an underground lake in the area – though no clear signs of any dragon battle.
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