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Cantre'r Gwaelod

Borth, Ceredigion

A drowned kingdom under Cardigan Bay, and a sunken forest at low tide.

Welsh legend tells of Cantre'r Gwaelod, a rich land protected from the sea by dykes, which drowned when the gatekeeper got drunk and left the sluice gates open. Its church bells are said to ring under the sea.

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When
Legend
Where
52.4800, -4.0600
Group
Unexplained

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The sunken forest is best seen at low tide after winter storms.

Cover of The Ledger of Lost Artifacts and Civilizations by Cale Mills
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The Ledger of Lost Artifacts and Civilizations

Not every mystery needs a lost continent. This book investigates fifty-nine real and often overlooked puzzles from the ancient and modern world: a temple older than farming itself, astonishing structures, out-of-place artifacts, and technologies lost to time. Each case is weighed honestly, with a clear ledger of the case for and against, so you can make up your own mind. Some cases collapse under scrutiny. Others remain genuinely unexplained. All of them are stranger than Atlantis.

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