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This glacial lake below the peak of the Black Mountains in the Brecon Beacons National Park was home to the beautiful Lady of the Lake. She married a local farm boy with a pre-nuptial clause that if he struck her three times, she would go straight back to her lake and take all the farm animals with her. The marriage did not last, but their sons went on to become the first of many generations of expert herbalists and healers, the Physicians of Myddfai. Some of their ancient remedies, dating back to the 11th and 12th centuries, have survived in the 14th century Red Book of Hergest, one of our most important medieval manuscripts. Nowadays Llyn y Fan Fach (‘Lake of the small Beacon Hill’) is a great spot for wild swimming.
Llyn y Fan Fach
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- Region : Mid Wales
- Grid Ref : SN 80204 21768
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This glacial lake below the peak of the Black Mountains in the Brecon Beacons National Park was home to the beautiful Lady of the Lake. She married a local farm boy with a pre-nuptial clause that if he struck her three times, she would go straight back to her lake and take all the farm animals with her. The marriage did not last, but their sons went on to become the first of many generations of expert herbalists and healers, the Physicians of Myddfai. Some of their ancient remedies, dating back to the 11th and 12th centuries, have survived in the 14th century Red Book of Hergest, one of our most important medieval manuscripts. Nowadays Llyn y Fan Fach (‘Lake of the small Beacon Hill’) is a great spot for wild swimming.
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