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From the archives
From a guide to the area - late 1930s
The earliest record of the place is in Doomsday Book, 1086, with the name spelt “Dissard”. And there it is mentioned: “there is a church with a priest and 2 villeins and a mill worth 3 shillings and 2 borders.” In the same record are mentioned places of note in the parish: Dincolyn, Hiraddug, Llewerllyd, and Pendref.
In the parish are two ancient British Forts:
1) HIRADDUG, which is partly in Cwm parish. The battle of Hiraddug was fought in 1034 between the sons of Edwin and the sons of Rhydderch. A couplet by a noted Welsh bard, Gwilym Ryfel, who flourished between 1170-90, proves the early existence of the quarry at the base of the mountains, even then.
2) DINCOLYN. This ancient port is situated on the easterly side of Dyserth, in the township of Trecastell. As well as Domesday Book it is mentioned in the Churches Taxation, 1291, and also as an estate given to the Diocese by Edward 1st in lieu of the loss sustained by the Welsh wars.
