Another Place

Another Place is a modern sculpture by British artist Antony GormleyIt is located on Crosby Beach near Liverpool in the UK.The sculpture consists of 100 cast iron figures.Each figure is 6ft 2in tall (189 centimetres) and weighs 650 kilograms.Visit Date: April 2024This sculpture was first exhibited on the beach of Cuxhaven, Germany, in 1997 followed by Stavanger in Norway and De Panne in Belgium before...

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Trethevy Quoit

Known locally as "the giant's house".Standing 9 feet (2.7 m) high, this magnificent 5000-year-oldancient structure consists of Six standing stones capped by a large slab.Visit Date March 2024Trethevy QuoitWalking up to this structure, it is in a field close to some modern houses you do not get a feel of the size of this structure but as you approach the magnificence of this site overwhelms you.Click...

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The Longstone Cross (Long Tom)

 Commonly known as "Long Tom" this stick of granite stands more than 2.5 metres (9 feet) high. Taking the form of a deliberately shaped standing stone, the top quarter is marked with a carved Greek cross. As is common with these early Christian crosses, it is likely to have been added to a much earlier standing stone after Christianity took hold in the area.Visit Date March 2024The...

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Aberthaw Limeworks

On December the 22nd 1888  'The Aberthaw Pebble Limestone Company' opened the lime works at Aberthaw near the coast of South Wales. The owner David Owen was also the  owner of the  local newspaper 'Western Mail' which still exists today.Visit Date August 2023Aberthaw LimeworksThe works were primarily built to utilise the huge number of Limestone Pebbles that had previously...

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Dyffryn Ardudwy Burial Chamber

Neolithic burial sites can be found all over Wales, the UK and across Europe.I have visited many of these sites and have posted information on them here such asMaen Ceti (Arthur's Stone)   St Lythans Dolmen  Carreg Samson and Coetan ArthurWhat makes the site at Duffryn Ardudwy different is that there are two tombs close together.Visit Date May 2023Click on any image to...

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