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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Kilgetty Ironworks

 Also known as Stepaside Ironworks, Saundersfoot, PembrokeshireLike many ironworks in Wales, the works at Kilgetty did not provide much iron during its intermittent operational years.Visit Date October 2023Iconic image of Kilgetty IronworksFollowing the successful introduction of anthracite smelting at Ynyscedwyn in 1836, Kilgetty Ironworks were established in 1848-49 by Charles Ranken...

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St Bridget’s Church

St Bridget's Church, Skenfrith was consecrated in 1207 and isone of the oldest churches in continuous use in Wales.Visit Date August 2023The exterior of the church is a delight, with a massively buttressed, squat square tower built of red sandstone.The tower is topped by a dovecote belfry and a pyramidal roof.It has been restored on at least two occasions the first in 1896 and then again in 1910The...

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Skenfrith Castle

Skenfrith Castle (Welsh: Castell Ynysgynwraidd) is an ancient medieval fortress with a substantial central tower.Visit Date August 2023Commissioned by William Fitz Osbern, the Earl of Hereford, in the early 12th century the castle comprised earthworks with timber defences.What is left of the remains is the later constructed fortress by Hubert de Burge in the 13th century.Built on an earthen mound...

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