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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Coetan Arthur

  ___________________________________________________________________________________C o e t a n  A r t h u rCoetan Arthur (also known as Arthurs Quoit). A dolmen on the southwest coast of Wales on the St. Davids's head peninsular, in county of Pembrokeshire, Wales.This impressive megalithic tomb dates from between 4000 to 3000 BC.The dolmen, which is formed by two...

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Culver Hole

   ___________________________________________________________________________________C u l v e r   H o l eLegends and tales of smugglers and pirates.The rugged coast of South Wales has seen many shipwrecks and is well was well known for its rough and dangerous coastlines. What better place than these unwelcoming bays to try and bring booty and contraband ashore away from the H....

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Monknash Rocket House

Visit Date: April 2022. For today's blog, I am visiting another South Wales coastal bay at Monknash in the Vale of Glamorgan.Monknash bay or beach is at the coastal end of a small valley called Cwm Nash.The reason I have visited here this time is not for the breathtaking coast and cliff but for this small building high on the cliffs.This is a Coastguard Rocket Station.This is an early example of...

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Nash Point Lighthouse

 Visit Date: September 2019Nash Point Lighthouse is to be found on the South Wales Coast. It's an iconic and historic building that has now been given Grade 2 listed status.The lighthouse was built between 1831 -1832. And was first turned on On September 1st 1832.This lighthouse was constructed after the loss of "The Frolic" a shipwrecked here in 1831 with the loss of 78 lives. There are...

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A view worth remembering

Visit Date: September 2019This day I visited a part of the South Wales coast that I have not been to for many years, Langland Bay in the Mumbles area of Swansea. It is a beautiful part of the country. I walked along the coastal path until I saw a breath-taking vision of the coast. I stopped for a little while here and rested at this headland on a public bench that had the dedication on the bench...

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