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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Port Eynon Salthouse

  ___________________________________________________________________________________P o r t  E y n o n  S a l t h o u s eOn Port Eynon Point, on the Gower peninsular, overlooking the bay are the surviving remains of the sixteenth-century Port Eynon Salt House.Much of what survives today owes to the excavation and subsequent protection of the site.As well as other valuable industries...

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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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Penmaen Burrows Burial Chamber - Dolmen.

 Visit date 08-2022.  View showing entrance passageThere are many ancient burial sites around the southwest of Wales and I took a recent visit to Penmaen Burrows on the Gower peninsular to try and find one of the lesser known minor Neolithic burial sites.These burial sites are often marked with three or more uprights and a large capstone. Often this is all that is left of the site which...

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Parc Slip Mining Memorial.

 Visit Date 03-2019. Parc Slip in the village of Tondu was one of many small coal mines that scattered the south Wales valleys at the end of the last century.This area was very poor in monetary terms was very rich in community and in these small villages people were very close.At 8.20 am on Friday 26th August 1892 when 146 men and boys were working in the mine the unthinkable happened, there...

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The Black Mountain Lime Kilns (Herbert's Quarry)

Visit Date: April 2021.Today's post is based on an area that, despite being only an hour away, I did not know even existed until a few weeks before my visit.My visit was inside the Brecon Beacons National park, an area preserved and rightly praised for its outstanding natural beauty.However, I was happy to learn that the relics of the heavy industries in the area are also prized and one of these is...

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