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Merlin and the Hill
fort
Merlin's Hill has, at its summit, the site of an Iron Age Hillfort.
Dating back to around 400 B.C., it is one of the few large hillforts in
West Wales whose size alone suggests that they were centers of power controlling
large territories. When the Roman armies entered the Towy Valley
in AD 75 and established first a fort and then a town at Moridunum, the
modern Carmarthen, the hillfort may still have been a focus of economic
power, perhaps for tribal gatherings. In 1188, Gerald of Wales wrote
that Merlin was born in Carmarthen. Merlin - King Arthur's guardian with
magical powers - is believed to have lived in a cave on Merlin's Hill.
This cave was to serve as his home and tomb as, according to legend, he
was locked there in bonds of enchantment by his lover. Alas, the cave has
become lost with the passage of time but many still hear Merlin clanking
his chains on Merlin's Hill.
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