Editing Beddgelert (section)

==History==
The folk tale of the faithful hound "[[Gelert]]" is often associated with the village. A raised mound in the village is called "Gelert's Grave" and is a significant [[visitor attraction|tourist attraction]]. But the grave was built by the late 18th-century landlord of the Goat Hotel, David Pritchard, who created it in order to encourage tourism. Similar legends can be found in other parts of Europe and Asia.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/HistoryofWales/The-legend-of-brave-Gelert/|title=The Legend of Gelert the Dog|website=Historic UK|access-date=8 September 2019}}</ref>
 
The village is probably named after an early [[Christianity|Christian]] [[missionary]] and leader called [[Saint Gelert|Celert (or Cilert)]] who settled here early in the 8th century. The earliest record of the name Beddgelert appears on a document dated 1258, and the name recorded is "Bekelert". In a document of 1269 it is recorded as "Bedkelerd".<ref>{{Harvnb|Nicolaisen|Gelling|Richards|1986|p=49}}</ref> The current name of the village is often rendered "Begél" in the local Welsh dialect.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Rhys |first=Guto |title=Amrywiaith 2 - Blas ar dafodieithoedd Cymru |publisher=Carreg Gwalch |year=2022 |isbn=9781845278526 |edition=1 |location=Llanrwst |pages=40 |language=cy}}</ref>

The [[The Priory and Parish Church of Saint Mary (Beddgelert)|Church of St. Mary]] stands at the end of Stryd yr Eglwys (Church Street). This was originally a part of an Augustinian Monastery (the chapel), but is all that remains since the rest of the monastery was burnt down during Edward I's war of conquest.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=TGPu616n3vsC&q=beddgelert+church+burnt+down&pg=PA16|title=An Inventory of the Ancient Monuments in Caernarvonshire: II Central: the Cantref of Arfon and the Commote of Eifionydd|publisher=Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales|access-date=8 September 2019|via=Google Books}}</ref> Rebuilding was probably not completed at the time of the suppression of the monastery in about 1536. Parts of the building date from the 12th century and is still in active use today.