Rivers of Carmarthenshire: As described in A.D. 1586: The Towie riseth in the mounteines of Glennith foure miles by south-east from Lintive and two miles from Longonon, in a Moorish ground foure and twentie miles from Caermardine, and in a forest called Bishop’s forest midwaie betwixt Landwibrevie and Landanuerie castell. … (continues) … After this confluence the second Dulesse doth meet with the Towie, whose head is in the hilles above Lalthogaine Abbeie, northwest from Langadocke full five miles: then coming down by Landilovaur, Newton Dinefar castell and Golden grove, it received the third Dulesse from by north that commeth in by Lanibangle and Dristal cstell, and after that the Cothie whose race is somewhat long and therefore his description not utterlie to be passed over. Not farre from the head (which is three miles from Landaubruie, under the bulke of Blaine Icorne, a narrow passage, and therein manie heaps of stones) and somewhat beneath Lana Pinsent chappell, it taketh in the Turche becke and runneth thither from across Lanacroies: thence it goeth to Lansawell, Abergoretch, Breghaungathie, Lannigood, and so into the Towie which halting forward by chappell Dowie, receiveth the Kauelthie from the north, then the Pinsent, and race by Canwell Gluert Comewilie and Merling hill, as I have often heard. After this confluence with the Gwilie, the Towie goeth to Caermardine then to Lanigang, then to Lanstephan, St. Ismaels, and so into the sea. … (continues) …
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