Calchfynydd ( Welsh ''calch'' "lime" + ''mynydd'' "mountain") was an obscure Britonnic kingdom or sub-kingdom of

sub-Roman Britain Sub-Roman Britain is the period of late antiquity in Great Britain between the end of Roman rule and the Anglo-Saxon settlement. The term was originally used to describe archaeological remains found in 5th- and 6th-century AD sites that hint ...

. Its exact location is unknown and virtually nothing certain is known about it. The name survives in the epithet of Cadrawd Calchfynydd, apparently a 6th-century ruler of the district. Welsh sources refer to Cadrawd as one of the ''Hen Ogledd, Gwyr y Gogledd'' or 'Men of the North', suggesting the area was located somewhere in northern Great Britain, Britain. William Forbes Skene suggested an identification with Kelso, Scottish Borders, Kelso (formerly ''Calchow'') in southern Scotland and Rachel Bromwich agrees that a location somewhere in the Hen Ogledd is most likely. Alistair Moffat in his history of Kelso supports this position, citing early references to "Chalchou," as well as the chalk area and Chalkheugh Terrace. John Morris placed it south of the realm of Urien of Rheged.J. Morris, ''Age of Arthur: a history of the British Isles from 350 to 650'' (Weidenfeld and Nicolson 1973), 211 232. Hills of lime or chalk might refer to the Cotswolds or Chilterns.

Presumed rulers in the line of Cadrawd

*Cynwyd Cynwydion *Cadrawd Calchfynydd *Yspwys Mwyntyrch *Mynan

References

British traditional history Former monarchies of Europe History of the Scottish Borders Sub-Roman Britain Hen Ogledd {{Wales-hist-stub