Re cip ients ▁of ▁the ▁Military ▁Cross <0x0A> </s> ▁B ok in ▁is ▁a ▁village ▁in ▁the ▁Gu ib are ▁Department ▁of ▁B am ▁Province ▁in ▁northern ▁Bur k ina ▁F aso . ▁It ▁has ▁a ▁population ▁of ▁ 8 0 0 . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁Sat ellite ▁map ▁at ▁Map land ia . com ▁ ▁Category : Pop ulated ▁places ▁in ▁the ▁Centre - N ord ▁Region ▁Category : B am ▁Province <0x0A> </s> ▁G w yd ir ▁Castle ▁is ▁situated ▁in ▁the ▁Con wy ▁valley , ▁Wales , ▁a ▁mile ▁to ▁the ▁west ▁of ▁the ▁ancient ▁market ▁town ▁of ▁L lan rw st ▁and ▁ ▁to ▁the ▁south ▁of ▁the ▁large ▁village ▁of ▁T ref ri w . ▁ ▁An ▁example ▁of ▁a ▁fort ified ▁man or ▁house ▁d ating ▁back ▁to ▁c 1 5 0 0 , ▁it ▁is ▁located ▁on ▁the ▁edge ▁of ▁the ▁flo od plain ▁of ▁the ▁river ▁Con wy , ▁and ▁over look ed ▁from ▁the ▁west ▁by ▁the ▁now - for ested ▁s lop es ▁of ▁G w yd ir ▁Forest . ▁ ▁History ▁There ▁have ▁been ▁fort ifications ▁associated ▁with ▁this ▁site ▁since ▁AD ▁ 6 0 0 . ▁In ▁the ▁Early ▁Middle ▁A ges ▁numerous ▁sk irm ishes ▁were ▁fought ▁in ▁the ▁area ▁between ▁the ▁post - R oman ▁kingdom s ▁of ▁Wales . ▁Two ▁significant ▁enc oun ters ▁were ▁in ▁AD ▁ 6 1 0 , when ▁L ly w arch ▁Hen , ▁a ▁b ard ic ▁prince ▁of ▁R