LLANWENOG (LLAN-WENOG), a parish, in the union of LAMPETER, upper division of the hundred of MOYTHEN, county of CARDIGAN, SOUTH WALES, 5+ miles (W. s. W.) from Lampeter; containing 1588 inhabitants. This parish is distinguished as the scene of a memorable battle fought in 931, between the I)anes, under their famous leader Godfrid, and the native Welsh under Eineon ab Owain, in which the former were totally defeated, or, according to Dr. Meyrick, between Eineon and his countryman Hywel ab Ievan; and a square entrenchment in a field called Cae'r Vaes, or 44 the field of battle," on the farm of TS, Cam, is still pointed out as a spot where the engagement took place. The parish, which is situated on the road from Lampeter to Cardigan, is bounded on the north by Llanwnnen, on the south by Llandyssil, and on the east by the river Teivy, which separates it from the county of Brecknock; and comprises by computation 9000 acres of arable and pasture land, the greater portion inclosed and in a good state of cultivation, producing chiefly oats and barley. The surrounding scenery, though not characterised by any extraordinary features, is in general pleasing, and is enlivened by the small stream Cledlyn, which runs through the middle of the parish, and by several good residences. Llanvaughan, a handsome, though deserted, mansion, now the property of the nieces of the late Admiral Thomas, who erected it in 1786, is beautifully situated in pleasure grounds laid out with great taste, and abounding with a rich variety of ornamental scenery: the admiral was a native of the parish, and a member of the family of the Lloyds, of Castell Hywel. High Mead, another seat, is delightfully situated on an eminence above the river Teivy, commanding an extensive prospect of the surrounding country on both sides of the vale, whioh here expands into considerable breadth; the house is completely sheltered from the north winds by a range of lofty hills, the summits and acclivities of which are richly planted with thriving woods of luxuriant foliage, containing fir, ash, sycamore, and oak timber, that add much to the beauty of the scenery. A fair is held on January 14th. This place formerly constituted a prebend in the Collegiate Church of Llandewy-Brevi, rated in the king's books at £17. 12. 11: the living is a discharged vicarage, endowed with £600 parliamentary grant; present net income, £138; patron, Bishop of St. David's. The parish is divided into two parts, called respectively the Freehold land and the Grange: the Grange portion of the tithes is divided into three lots, of which one belongs to Major Evans, of High Mead, and the other two are added to the freehold land portion: and the freehold tithes, including this addition, are divided into three equal shares between the High Mead and Crosswood estates, and the vicar. The church, dedicated to St. Gwynog, is an ancient structure, with a massive tower 66 feet high, and contains 600 sittings, nearly the whole of which are free: over the western door of tower is a stone with armorial bearings and an inscription, supposed to be in Saxen letters, which cannot be deciphered. There were formerly one or two chapels of ease to the mother church, of which there is not one now in existence; but there is a tradition that one was situated between Llanvaughan and the farm of Doiwolf, called " Capel Santesau," the Saintesses' Chapel. There are two places of worship for Baptists, and one for Presbyterians: about 155 boys and 55 girls are instructed in two day schools, at the expense of their parents; and there is a Sunday school, in which 35 males and females are taught gratuitously. Among the remains of antiquity is a monumental stone, with an inscription in rode characters, which Dr. Meyriok reads 66 7'renacatus hic jacet filias Maglagni; ' this stone was dug up nearly forty years ago, beyond the village of Rhuddlan, on a farm called Crug-y-wheel, and is now a gate-post leading into the garden of Lanvaughan. Two circular tumuli, near the river Teivy, are supposed to have been originally thrown up and crowned with forts, to defend the passage of the river; and there is a barrow named Crug-yr-Udon' on Bwlchamwr farm, which, on being opened, was found to contain a coffin of glazed earth, in which were human bones placed in an upright position. There was also within the last few years another relic of antiquity, called Cam Philip Gwyddyl, " the cairn or barrow of Philip the Irishman," a curious bank of earth, six yards in length and four feet high, resembling in form the rude sketch of a prostrate human figure, without the head, and with the arm stretched out: it was situated in a field not far from the church, and is reported by tradition to have marked the burial-place of a freebooter, who lived in the tower of the church, and who, on leaping from it when closely pursued, broke his leg and was captured. There is another barrow on the farm of Bryn-yr-Hogvaen, called Criig-y-Pendwil, meaning "a heap in which a hole is made to throw heads in." Some earthen pots were also dug up a few years since full of human bones, which looked black, as if they had been half burned. The Rev. David Lloyd, a poet of minor celebrity, was interred here, but no monument has been erected to his memory.