Coity Castle

 Visit Date: September 2020Coity castle was erected by the knight Payn de Turberville at the end of the 11th century during the penetration of south-eastern Wales by the Norman conquerors.Payn de Turberville was one of twelve Knights (known as the Twelve Knights of Glamorgan) who had accompanied Robert Fitzhamon on his conquest of Glamorgan.The Welsh ruler, Morgan ap Meurig (Morgan Son of Meurig),...

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A early morning visit to the seashore.

Last weekend I again decided to get up early and go to the coast to see if I could take a couple of shots at sunrise.I had a good idea of what I wanted the composition to look like but as I got to the location it was soon becoming clear that the sun was not going to rise in the place that I expected. I still set up and waited and actually got a seascape shot that I liked despite it not being as I...

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Cae'r-hen-Eglwys

Quite close to where I live are these two strange standing stones.They are in a field close to many pathways and a crossroad.These two Menhirs are approximately 9 feet apart and 5 foot high.They look ancient but are somewhat lost in a field.However, this is not such a random place as it would first seem it has some history and this area has been inhabited for a long time. The stones are on a medieval...

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