In his article on Carburton (Celtic Voices p150), Richard Coates worries about the English word "Britain"
occurring in names of features in Celtic areas (Dumbarton etc.). Perhaps it is relevant to consider here
Bryn Britain in Beaumaris, a hill-fort which is possibly a native predecessor of the Norman castle. It
was "Britons Hill" on Speed's map (c. 1600). So an English name seems to have been partly translated
into Welsh. But it is suspicious that nearby is Britons mills. Perhaps a Norman carrying the name
Breton is involved here?
Keith
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