Scientists have discovered a map on which the location of the mysterious island can be marked. About informs Wales online.
There are legends about Cantre’r Gwaelod, which has been submerged in Cardigan Bay for centuries. Since there are no serious arguments and material evidence for the existence of these lands, it was nicknamed “Gaelic Atlantis”. It is also mentioned in the Black Book of Carmarthen of 1250, which is considered the oldest surviving manuscript entirely in Welsh.
But now, a medieval map showing two islands off the coast of Ceredigion has been discovered by Simon Haslett of Swansea University and his colleagues. The Gough map from Oxford University’s Bodleian Library is believed to be the oldest surviving complete map of the British Isles, dating from the mid-13th century. The map shows two islands, each a quarter the size of Anglesey. One island is offshore between Aberystwyth and Aberdyfi, the other further north towards Barmouth.
“Gough’s map is quite accurate given the measuring tools that people had at their disposal at the time. The two islands are clearly marked and may confirm the lost lands mentioned in the Black Book of Carmarthen,” said Professor Haslett.
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