Faces in the Woods II

This is the second installment of  "Faces in the woods".New sculptures have been added in a different part of the woods.No history or legend behind this post only this to say. A walk through my local woods revealed that someone had taken the time to carve many faces on what looks like drift wood and then fixed them on the trees along the pathway.I don't know who did this or the...

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Burry Port Lighthouse

Burry Port is a small coastal town in the South of Wales.The harbour was built in the early 1830s and was the main port for exporting coal from the surrounding areas.The Harbour initially was named the Pembrey New Harbour and was a larger upgrade to the smaller harbour just along the coast.The harbour's name was changed by an act of parliament in 1835 to Burry Port Harbour and thus gave...

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Grove Colliery

In 1849, after the establishing iron furnaces at Kilgetty the Pembrokeshire Iron and Coal Company considered the possiblity of sinking a new pit at Grove to mine the Kilgetty anthracite vein and provide anthracite to the ironworks.Visit Date October 2023The Pithead and ShaftThe pit would have to be sunk to a depth of 182 metres to reach the vein.The final decision was taken...

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