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Twm Siôn Cati's Cave

Rhandirmwyn, Carmarthenshire

The hideout of the Welsh Robin Hood.

Twm Siôn Cati was a real man, Thomas Jones, born around 1530, who became a legend as a trickster and outlaw who robbed the rich, the 'Welsh Robin Hood'. He is said to have hidden from the law in a cave on a steep wooded hill above the River Tywi.

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When
1500s
Where
52.1100, -3.7800
Group
Legends

Visiting

The RSPB Gwenffrwd-Dinas reserve has a path up to the cave.

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