Devil's Quoit. .

Devil's QuoitAn ancient Neolithic burial chamber in the centre of a field, near the coast in Pembrokeshire, Wales.Formed by a large wedge-shaped capstone which is supported on the east by two large side stones and the west by a third side stone which now lies on the ground. . Visit Date April 2022In Wales, there are many of these types of burial sites and as in the rest of the UK, they can...

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Hadleigh Castle

________________________________________________________________________________Hadleigh CastleHadleigh castle's history began in about 1215 when constructed by Hubert de Burgh, but its most important time was to come later when extensively refortified during the Hundred Years War, becoming a strategic defence overlooking the Thames estuary.. Visit Date June2022________________________________________________________________________________In...

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Talley Abbey.

________________________________________________________________________________T A L L EY   A B B E YTalley was founded in the 1180s by Rhys ap Gruffydd (‘The Lord Rhys’, native ruler of the south Wales kingdom of Deheubarth) for the monks of the Premonstratensian order.Visit Date August 2022________________________________________________________________________________Originally Colonised...

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Captain Cat.

 ___________________________________________________________________________________C a p t a i n   C a t A sculpture in SwanseaHere we see a sculpture which seems to encompass two elements of the Welsh history and culture of this area.The statue erected in the heart of Swansea's maritime quarter is of a sailor looking out and ringing a bell.The statue is named Captain Cat sculpted...

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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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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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