Map may prove 'Welsh Atlantis' rooted in fact, say academics
Professors say two islands in Cardigan Bay are clearly marked on the Gough map held at Bodleian library
Sophie Zeldin-O'Neill
Sun 21 Aug 2022 12.46 EDT
It is believed to be the Welsh Atlantis, a lost land lying below the water at Cardigan Bay. For at least 800 years, tales have been told of the legend of Cantre’r Gwaelod, but evidence that it really existed has been scant.
Now, a medieval map depicting two islands off the Ceredigion coast provides some proof that the legend may be rooted in historical fact, according to a BBC report.
The discovery has been made by Simon Haslett, honorary professor of physical geography at Swansea University, and David Willis, Jesus professor of Celtic at the University of Oxford.
Haslett, who went in search of lost islands in Cardigan Bay while he was a visiting fellow at Jesus College, Oxford, explained that the two islands are clearly marked on the Gough map, held in the collections of the university’s Bodleian library.
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https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2022/aug/21/gough-map-welsh-atlantis-academics-cardigan-bay