Bryn Mawr
Bryn Mawr, (OS 728166) home of Rowland Ellis.Bryn Mawr cannot be reached by wheelchair.Turn up Cader Road for a mile, fork left (cycle route 21); and nearly one mile further on, stop just before Esgeiriau Farm and walk up the rough track on the right to the house gate.Rowland Ellis, persecuted for his faith, emigrated to Pennsylvania, in 1686, as did his close friend, Ellis Pugh of Brithdir who wrote the first book written in Welsh in the United States of America: "Annerch i’r Cymru".
Dewisbren Uchaf
Dewisbren Uchaf, (OS752170) home of Dorti Owen.Dewisbren Uchaf cannot be reached by wheelchair.Tabor Chapel,(OS 754174) once a Quaker meeting house.Tyddyn y Garreg, (OS 756176) a Quaker meeting house for over a century and a Quaker burial ground.Walkers and cyclists follow cycle route 21, forking right; cars follow the road from Bryn Mawr for two miles, forking left down to the T junction; turn sharp right up the hill (cycle route 8) and park by the phone box by Tabor Chapel. Walk 50 yards further, turn right, go over the style; the ruins of Dewisbren are on the right, (on private land), 10 minutes’ walk. The views are magnificent. Dorti travelled on foot to preach throughout mid Wales, and hers was the inspiration which led to the building of the meeting house.To reach Tyddyn y Garreg, turn left at the phone box, walk 350 yards, turn left, fork right. Quaker meetings were held here, including Yearly Meeting for Wales in 1685. Lewis Owen gave the land for the burial ground, which now belongs to the Independents.
Dolgun Uchaf
Dolgun Uchaf, (OS747183)Dolgun Furnace, (OS752188)Dolserau: (two miles from Tyddyn y Garreg).Head for the A470, left on reaching it, right just before the filling station.Dolgun, a mediaeval hall, is first on the right.The furnace and Dolserau are together, a third of a mile further on the left.The furnace was planned by the Quaker Abraham Darby of Coalbrookdale in 1713.Dolserau (only the foundations are left) was the home of the Quakers Robert and Jane Owen, who lived there until they emigrated to Pennsylvania in 1697 with their son Gruffydd, a doctor.
Llwyngwril
Llwyndu, (OS 594101) home of the Humphrey family, Bryn Tallwyn Burial Ground.Follow the A493 to Llwyngwril.Llwyndu is on the left. Owen, Samuel and John Humphrey who lived there were of great importance both in the spread of Quakerism in the district and in the foundation of Pennsylvania.Bryn Tallwyn is on the right. The plot was gifted as a graveyard by Owen Humphrey of Llwyndu, probably in 1664, for the use of Quakers.Enjoy your journey; take care on the way! Remember your safety is your own responsibility. All properties on this trail are privately owned.Please respect the work of the farmers: sheep and lambs need security - dogs must be kept on a lead.Please shut all gates.Children must be well supervised, especially at Llwyngwril where the railway is still used by trains; they must not climb on walls or ruins.
