THE MATTER OF BRITAIN: - damowords

(1924), gives us;
Just beyond the curling pond... we pass the place where the
'bogle-wood' ***** of former days stood. How it got its name noon
knows. It suggests, however, some kind of burial ground
beside the ancient chapel of 'Our lady of Wedale'
When he furiously attacked his foes at the white stone
Of Galystem.
Here we have the prefix Galy- which is essentially Gala. That it is
called white is another example of misinterpreting the Gwen – it
should read Holy Stone. Thomas Wilson records its tradition;
Further on in the meadow to the right, there is 'Our Lady's Well,’
where in former days there was a famous stone which, according
to tradition, was reputed to bear the imprint of the Virgin's foot.
The well was reputed to possess miraculous powers, & to it, in
Catholic times, many pilgrims came for healing… the stone with
the virgin’s footprint was still in existence at the beginning of last
century. It is said to have disappeared about the time when the
new road was being built, & may possibly have been broken up &
built into it.
In defending Gwenystrad was seen
A mound and slanting ground obstructing.
The mound & slanting ground are probably a reference to this;
Hand on the cross they wail on the gravel bank of
Garanwynyon.
A gravel bank indicates a man-made structure, probably the stone
walls of a fortress. The fortress 'mound' is almost definitely
Craigend Fort, on a 900 foot high hill two thirds of a mile to the
north of Stow. Also, the similarities between the Welsh