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Harlech , town (1981 pop. 1,372), Gwynedd, W Wales. It is a resort area with beautiful beaches. The ancient capital of Merionethshire, with its 13th-century castle, rests on a cliff 200 ft (61 m) above the modern seaside town. The heroic defense of the castle against the Yorkists (1468; see Roses, Wars of the ) is the theme of the Welsh battle song, "The March of the Men of Harlech." The Welsh fortress was the last to surrender (1647) to the parliamentarians in the English civil war . Portmeiron, a resort and architectural fantasy, is to the north across the Dwyryd River.

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Harlech. Ancient coastal town of Gwynedd (until 1974, Merionethshire), near which are the ruins of Harlech Castle (13th cent.), both of which enjoy abundant mythological and historical associations. In the Mabinogi, Harlech is one of the seats of Bendigeidfran and his sister Branwen, and where later his severed head presides over an otherworldly feast. See also GWALES.

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Harlech Gwyd. Hardelagh c.1290. ‘Fine rock’. Welsh hardd + llech. The name refers to the prominent crag on which Harlech Castle was built in 13th cent.

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