Galloway landmarks on Ptolemy.27s map Galloway



landmarks according ptolemy.



galloway: modern names of landmarks on ptolemy s map.


the 2nd century geographer ptolemy produced map of britain in geography, in describes landmarks , peoples of island. landmarks identified long ago, , number of them relate galloway:


in west, city of rerigonium (literally royal place ), shown on ptolemy s map of world, strong contender site of pen rhionydd, referred in welsh triads 1 of 3 thrones of britain associated legendary king arthur, , may have been caput of sub-roman brythonic kingdom of rheged. rerigonium s exact position uncertain except on loch ryan , close modern day stranraer; possible modern settlement of dunragit (dun rheged).








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