Quiz Time (General Knowledge & Out of Area)

[Jack]

Is it at Bod Petryal? No idea what the stone is though!

[Hugo]

Good try Jack but it's not correct

[Hugo]

I've had a look at some photos of Bod Petryal  and it does look very similar to this lake so I've posted some more photos of the lake which may help you to name the lake.
Don't forget that object though.

[Jack]

Llyn Syberi?

[Hugo]

That's another good try Jack and very similar too but it's not the one.

The lake is not in Conwy County and is used for fishing.  I saw some Carp pushing their way through the water lilies but couldn't catch them on the photos.
As I was walking along the permissible pathway  there were two connections with the lake that made me think of Llandudno, guess one and you have the name of the lake.       

[Nemesis]

This is a wild guess, but.....Llandegla? There is also some reference to an evil spirit being buried under a stone

[Hugo]

Good try Nemesis but it's not Llandegla.

Another clue:-      it's in Flintshire

[Jack]

Llyn Helyg?

[Hugo]

Well done Jack, you deserved to get that,                  

The Llandudno connection being that Mostyn Estates are the landowners and the other being Llys Helyg Drive


Now that you've got the easy bit out of the way.                 Can you tell me anything about the stone?       

[Jack]

Looks a stunning location Hugo - I had never heard of it before, although I don't know Flintshire very well 

Have tried Googling the stone (sounds like a sporting event  ) but haven't got a clue.

[Hugo]

It's only easy if you know it but you've tried very hard with this one Jack.

One last clue and if no one gets it soon then I'll tell everyone the answer:-

Aye, Aye  *******       I bet they had a grog or two in their time!          

[SteveH]

Anything to do with Captain Morgan........."Henblas, an imposing sandstone home in an acre of grounds in the village of Llanasa, is a rare Grade I-listed building which even has its own resident ghost"

And you have been in Llanasa recently !

[Hugo]

Well done for getting the name correct it is Captain Morgan, Captain Edward Morgan to be precise.    He was reportedly killed in the English Civil War near to Llys Helyg and the stone marks his grave.
There is a building nearby called Plas Captain and I'm not certain if he had any connection with that building.
I've copied something about him in case anyone is interested.

“On the east-side of Mostyn pool, in Tegin mountain, is a grave bounded on
> each end by a rude stone, above four feet high. It contains the remains of
> captain Edward Morgan, of the adjacent house of Plas Captain, and of the
> respectable family of the Morgans, of Gwlgray, in the adjoining parish of
> Llan Asaph. Some years ago a person of strange curiosity open the grave,
> and found a skeleton. On the head was a red cap, I think of velvet, and
> round his neck a silk handkerchief. By him lay his sword, and his helmet;
> and beneath the skeleton two bullets, which had fallen out of the body on
> its dissolution; all which verify the report of his having been slain in
> battle, or in some skirmish during the civil wars, and that he was
> interred, according to his wish, under the spot on which he fell

[Hugo]

Jack, I have known about the lake for years but have never seen it before Saturday. You wouldn't even know it's there because it's surrounded by high trees.   The reason I hadn't been there before is because  it's on private land owned by Mostyn Estates.    I believe that people have been allowed to fish there for many years but the area was not open to ramblers.   I  am informed that the Estate had applied for some EU funding but a condition of granting the money was that the estate had to open permissive paths to ramblers.  Anyway Tellytubby and I,  both dressed in shorts and short sleeved shirts, went into the woods and followed a rough wide track to the lake and it was a beautiful sight indeed.   After taking many photos and enjoying the scenery we set off around the lake.
I haven't put this on the walking thread as I wouldn't recommend it to anyone.   It's fine up to the boathouse and fishing spots but a nightmare afterwards.    Mostyn Estates are not known for spending money and they have certainly not spent any on these"permissive paths"    I've got cuts and scratches on my arms and my legs had been stung numerous times by nettles so if I do go there again it's as far as the boathouse and that is it.

[Jack]

Thanks Hugo - somewhere I would like to visit. I noticed, on-line, that the lake was used during WW2 to test amphibious vehicles which is quite interesting.