Arfon is the most densely populated and the county council head offices are in Caernarfon in the shadow of the ancient castle.

BBC: Lessons on the Gwynedd doorsteps

They convened in a white tent in the shadow of the restored remains of the ancient Ur ziggurat, or observatory.

CNN: U.S. says Iraq missions will go on

On a warm, late summer's evening, the barefooted Ethiopian ran nimbly across the ancient cobbles of the Appian Way to win the men's marathon underneath under the shadow of the Coliseum.

CNN: Olympic memories: Bikila's triumph