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Bedd Taliesin

Near Tre Taliesin, Ceredigion

The grave of Taliesin, the greatest of the ancient Welsh bards.

Taliesin was a bard of the 500s, and legend tells how he gained wisdom by tasting a magic potion brewed by the witch Ceridwen, who chased him through many shapes before swallowing him and giving birth to him again. A Bronze Age cairn on a hillside is said to be his grave.

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When
Legend
Where
52.5000, -3.9800
Group
Legends

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On open hillside above the village of Tre Taliesin.

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