Newcastle Castle (Bridgend)

Visit Date : July 2021I visited another of the South Wales Castles, this time Newcastle. This should not be confused with the towns of Newcastle in the UK or the very famous northern city of Newcastle-Upton-Tyne.This Newcastle now stands on Newcastle Hill overlooking the town of Bridgend and the river Ogmore that flows through the town.The Norman castles throughout Wales were built hastily of wood...

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Strumble Head Lighthouse

 ___________________________________________________________________________________Strumble Head LighthouseStrumble head lighthouse is just one of the many lighthouses that surrounds the United KingdomThe lighthouse station was built for the greater safety of sea traffic between Ireland and Fishguard Harbour and is located on cliffs and a breakwater three miles to the east. The light also formed...

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Pennard Castle

Visit Date: July 2021This week I took advantage of the great weather and went to the Gower coast in South Wales and visited the ruins of Pennard Castle.Pennard Castle is a ruined castle on the Gower Peninsula near the village of Pennard in South Wales. Like many Norman castles built in the early 12th century, it started as an oval shaped timber ringwork and the walls were rebuilt in stone in the late...

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