1940's Bridgend

 Event Date: June 2019.  .In the summer of 2019 my local town held a festival and the theme was "1940's"The re-enactment day saw the town centre transported back to the 1940s, with shop and pub staff dressing up in clothes from the era and even taping up their windows as they would have done during wartime to prevent flying glass from bomb blasts.This has been done in the past and there...

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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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Carreg Samson

 Date of visit August 2019Carreg Samson is another Dolmen in Wales.As with others of this type the structure would originally have been covered with earth.It is one of the most beautiful spots overlooking the sea, near the picturesque port of Abercastle.This is a typical example of this type of neolithic chambered tomb.The Capstone is 4.5 metres long, 1 metre thick, 2.7 metres wide and between...

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The Pit Pony Memorial and the memories of "Dai"

Visit Date: September 2021I visited my local nature reserve again which was prompted by a notice in the local paper of a memorial service that is held every year at 8.20 am on the 26th of August on the anniversary of the time and day when 146 men and boys died when there was an explosion in the coal mine.I was happy to see that the area has had a facelift and a new memorial bench has been placed in...

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" A column of water that lifts a hundred tons" Brunel Docks Briton Ferry.

Visit Date : August 2021Isn't it strange and interesting that sometimes you take a more detailed look at something familiar that a whole host of history is revealed?This happened to me recently as I passed over the Briton Ferry Bridge on the motorway from Port Talbot to Swansea.I have passed this way what must have been hundreds of times without giving the view before a second thought but a recent...

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Carreg Cennen Castle

Visit Date : August 2021WELSH: Castell Carreg Cennen meaning castle (on the) rock (above the) Cennen) is well named as this fortress is well above the outlying land high upon a limestone cliff.The site has a long history and may well have also been the site of an Iron Age hillfort.There is also some Roman history as Roman coins have been found in the area, although it is unlikely the Romans occupied...

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Maen Llia

Visit Date: December 2019This is a post from a visit I made to this site in 2019.This standing stone is situated in Brecon.As you approach Maen Llia, the megalith is in a large area of scrub and does not look so large but gets more and more overwhelming as you get closer and close up is it very impressive. The stone is actually 12 foot high and 9ft wide.The stone is made of Calcreate which is a form...

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CARN LLECHART RING CAIRN

Visit Date:- August 2021Today my short outing was to visit the small stone circle called Carn Llechart.This is within the Brecon Beacons National park and is high on the hills overlooking the village of Rhyd Y Fro.Click on images for larger viewThe site comprises the remains of a burial cairn probably dating to the Bronze Age (c. 2300 - 800 BC).Click on images for larger viewOn observation, the ring...

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