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Heol Senni Quarry

Heol Senni Quarry is a disused quarry in Brecknockshire, Powys, Wales. It is a Site of Special Scientific Interest because of the geological strata it reveals and the fossil remains of pterapsids which have been found here. The quarry is also used recreationally for paragliding. The quarry Heol Senni is a hamlet in the valley of the Afon Senni just north of the Fforest Fawr section of the Brecon Beacons National Park. The Welsh name means the 'road by (the river) Senni' and reflects its position near the crossing of the river by the minor road running from the A4067 road to the A4215 road. The Heol Senni Quarry is on the hillside to the southwest of the village and was quarried for stone extensively in the nineteenth century. The quarry is also used for paragliding, and is said to be excellent for thermalling and crosscountry flying. Geology The Heol Senni Quarry is of interest to geologists because of the non-marine Devonian rocks here. The exposed rocks are brownstones, an example of the upper part of the Welsh Lower Old Red Sandstone. The brownstones consist of pebbly, cross-bedded sands, which formed in a large braided river system. They "allow reconstruction of bar morphologies and river size, and show the way channels were stacked vertically to build up the sequence." Of the eastern Brownstone outcrops in South Wales, Heol Senni is a fine example, showing how these loose, unconsolidated sediments have been eroded, reshaped and redeposited over time. Fossils The Heol Senni Quarry is also of interest to paleontologists. It is the only locality at which the pterapsid Althaspis senniensis, an extinct jawless fish, has been found, and another closely related pterapsid Rhinopteraspis dunensis has been found in a neighbouring quarry. Such finds are very rare in the Senni Beds. As the site is protected as a Site of Special Scientific Interest, fossils, stones and geological objects may not be collected or removed from the site. Wildlife Peregrine falcons nest on the higher ledges of the quarry, and foxes are sometimes seen. In 2001, two hounds from the local hunt chasing a fox on a high ledge, fell to their deaths. References See also List of Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Brecknock
Foel Drygarn

Foel Drygarn (auch Foel Trigarn oder Foel Drigarn genannt) ist ein Hillfort auf einem Gipfel der Presili Hills westlich von Crymych in Pembrokeshire in Wales. Auf dem Gipfel liegt eine eisenzeitliche Höhensiedlung, mit Spuren von Häusern und drei bronzezeitlichen Cairns, die dem Berg (Moel Drygarn deutsch „drei Cairns“) den Namen gaben. Das 1,2 Hektar große Hillfort besteht aus einer D-förmigen Mauer und einer zusätzlichen unteren Befestigung an der nördlichen und westlichen Seite. Sie besteht aus einem Damm aus Steinen und Erde ohne einen Graben. Es wird angenommen, dass die Anlage mehrphasig errichtet wurde. Gefunden wurden Tonscherben und Perlen aus der Eisen- bis in die Römerzeit. Foel Drygarn ist ein Scheduled Monument. Trivia Der Dichter Waldo Williams (1904–1971) zitiert den Gipfel in seinem berühmten Gedicht „Preseli“. Weblinks Gedicht in walisisch Video Literatur James Dyer: Hillforts of England and Wales (= Shire Archaeology. 16). Revised edition. Shire Publications, Princes Risborough 1992, ISBN 0-7478-0180-0. James Forde-Johnston: Hillforts of the Iron Age in England and Wales. A Survey of the Surface Evidence. Liverpool University Press, Liverpool 1976, ISBN 0-85323-381-0.
Foel Drygarn

Foel Drygarn ('The hill of the three cairns') is an Iron Age hillfort, within which are three Bronze Age burial cairns. The site is about 1.5 miles (2 km) west of the village of Crymych in Pembrokeshire, Wales. It is a scheduled monument. Description The hill, the furthest east of the Preseli Hills, can be seen from miles around, and the fort was probably an important centre in its time. An inner defence on the summit encloses 1.2 hectares (3.0 acres); outside this are defences built at later stages on the north and east side. Each are single ramparts of dry stone and earth; there are traces of a ditch outside the inner rampart. Within the inner defence are three stone cairns, regarded as Bronze Age burial mounds. In the fort there are at least 227 hut platforms. The remains represent a long period of occupation of the fort, and it is supposed that not all the dwellings were in use at the same time. Their builders evidently respected their Bronze Age predecessors, as the cairns were not plundered for the stone. Sabine Baring-Gould, excavating the site in 1899, found Iron Age and Roman pottery, glass beads and many sling stones. See also Hillforts in Britain List of Scheduled prehistoric Monuments in south Pembrokeshire References
Foel Drygarn

Foel Drygarn (« la colline des trois cairns », en gallois) est une colline fortifiée (hillfort) de l'âge du fer, sur laquelle se trouvent trois cairns funéraires de l'âge du bronze. Le site se trouve à environ 2 km à l'ouest du village de Crymych dans le Pembrokeshire, au pays de Galles. C'est un monument inscrit (scheduled monument). Description La colline de Foel Drygarn, la plus à l'est des collines de Preseli, peut être vue à des kilomètres à la ronde, et le fort était probablement un centre important en son temps. La défense intérieure, au sommet, englobe 1,2 ha ; à l'extérieur se trouvent des défenses construites à des stades ultérieurs des côtés nord et est. Chacune des défenses est constituée d'un seul rempart de pierre sèche et de terre. Il y a des traces d'un fossé à l'extérieur du rempart intérieur. Au centre de la défense intérieure se trouvent trois cairns de pierre, considérés comme des tumulus de l'âge du bronze. Dans le fort, on a dénombré au moins 227 plates-formes de cabanes. Les vestiges représentent une longue période d'occupation du fort, et on suppose que tous les bâtiments n'étaient pas utilisés en même temps. De toute évidence, les constructeurs respectaient leurs prédécesseurs de l'âge du bronze, car les cairns n'ont pas été pillés pour réutiliser les pierres. Le révérend Sabine Baring-Gould, fouillant le site en 1899, y trouva de la poterie de l'âge du fer et de l'époque romaine, des perles de verre et de nombreuses balles de fronde. Références Articles connexes Liste des sites mégalithiques au pays de Galles Hillforts en Grande-Bretagne (en) Liste des monuments préhistoriques répertoriés dans le sud du Pembrokeshire (en) Portail du mégalithisme Portail du pays de Galles
Foel Drygarn

Foel Drygarn ("A colina dos três marcos") é um forte da Idade do Ferro, dentro do qual estão três cemitérios da Idade do Bronze. O local encontra-se a cerca de 1,5 mi (2 km) a oeste da vila de Crymych em Pembrokeshire, no País de Gales. É um monumento marcado. Descrição A colina, a mais a leste das colinas Preseli, pode ser vista a quilómetros de distância, e o forte foi provavelmente um centro importante durante a sua época. Uma defesa interna no cume abrange 1,2 ha (3,0 acres); fora dele estão as defesas construídas em estágios posteriores no lado norte e leste. Cada uma é uma muralha única de pedra e terra; também há vestígios de uma vala fora da muralha interna. Dentro da defesa interna estão três marcos de pedra, considerados como túmulos da Idade do Bronze. No forte, existem pelo menos 227 plataformas de cabanas. Os vestígios representam um longo período de ocupação da fortaleza, sendo que nem todas as habitações estavam a ser utilizadas ao mesmo tempo. Os seus construtores evidentemente respeitaram os seus predecessores da Idade do Bronze, já que os marcos não foram saqueados para reaproveitar as pedras. Sabine Baring-Gould, ao escavar o local em 1899, encontrou cerâmica da Idade do Ferro e romana, contas de vidro e muitas pedras de fundíbulo. Referências
Llyn Aled

Llyn Aled is a lake on Mynydd Hiraethog in the Conwy County Borough. It is situated north of the A543 and 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) to the north-east of the village of Pentrefoelas. It is a natural lake; however, a dam was built at its northern outlet to increase its size. It has an area of 112.7 ares (1.127 ha) and is 1,227 feet (374 m) above sea level. One can reach the lake via the A543. There are a number of varieties of fish in the lake, including pike. The lake was used by the Llyn Aled Sailing Club (Clwb Hwylio Llyn Aled), but the club closed down due to a dwindling membership and the proximity of the much larger Llyn Brenig. The Clwydian Way runs along the north side of the lake. Llyn Aled feeds the Llyn Aled Isaf reservoir. The lake is also the source of the River Aled, which flows northward. References
Llyn Aled

Llyn Aled is een meer in Conwy, Wales. Het ligt ten noorden van de A543 en ten noordoosten van Pentrefoelas. Hoewel het een natuurlijk meer is, is er een dam gebouwd om het meer te vergroten. In het meer leven onder andere snoeken. Het meer voorziet het Llyn Brenig-reservoir van water. Het meer is tevens de bron van de Aled, die oostelijk stroomt.
Llyn Gafr

Llyn Gafr är en sjö i Storbritannien. Den ligger i kommunen Gwynedd och riksdelen Wales, i den södra delen av landet, 290 km nordväst om huvudstaden London. Llyn Gafr ligger 413 meter över havet. Den ligger vid sjön Llyn e Gader.I omgivningarna runt Llyn Gafr växer i huvudsak blandskog. Kommentarer Källor
Llyn Teyrn

Llyn Teyrn är en sjö i Storbritannien. Den ligger i kommunen Gwynedd och riksdelen Wales, i den södra delen av landet, 300 km nordväst om huvudstaden London. Llyn Teyrn ligger 380 meter över havet.Trakten runt Llyn Teyrn består i huvudsak av gräsmarker. Kommentarer Källor
Llyn Traffwll

Llyn Traffwll is a 91 acre natural lake located, in Anglesey, Wales. Located midway between the villages of Rhosneigr and Valley it lies less than a kilometre south of the A55 North Wales Expressway. It is one of the largest natural lake on the island with Llyn Alaw and Llyn Cefni both being reservoirs. Along with the surrounding smaller lakes it is a Site of Special Scientific Interest and is adjacent to the Valley Wetlands RSPB site. Formerly (starting in 1866) the lake was used to supply water to Holyhead by the Holyhead Waterworks Company, and to aid water management a small dam was built which still exists. In late 2019 it was reported that a 300 acre Photovoltaic power station called Parc Solar Traffwl was planned to be constructed near the lake. The Welsh language novel Madam Wen, Arwes yr Ogof, written by William David Owen, is set by the lake. References
Lisvane Reservoir

Lisvane Reservoir at Lisvane, Cardiff, south Wales is one of several reservoirs constructed as part of the Taff Fawr scheme for supplying water to Cardiff, completed in 1886. It is adjacent to Llanishen Reservoir and forms part of the Nant Fawr Corridor from the top of Roath Park to the countryside beyond Cyncoed. In 1892 the Llanishen Reservoir was reported to be able to hold 300,000,000 imperial gallons (1,400,000 m3) of water and the smaller Lisvane Reservoir able to hold 80,000,000 imperial gallons (360,000 m3). On 30 August 2013, CELSA Group bought both Llanishen and Lisvane reservoirs from their owner Western Power Distribution, to assure its Cardiff rod mill plant a consistent supply of water. In January 2016, Welsh Water acquired both Llanishen and Lisvane reservoirs from CELSA Group on a 999-year lease, which allows Welsh Water to use both reservoirs for water supply and recreational purposes while also allowing CELSA UK to continue to take its water supply from the Lisvane reservoir. In July 2023, the Llanishen and Lisvane reservoirs were fully reopened to the public. Redevelopment works at the site included the construction of a two-storey visitor centre and restaurant, nature trails, and bird hides. The reservoir is protected as a Site of Special Scientific Interest. See also List of Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Mid & South Glamorgan References
Lisvane Reservoir

Lisvane Reservoir är en reservoar i Storbritannien. Den ligger i kommunen Cardiff och riksdelen Wales, i den södra delen av landet, 210 km väster om huvudstaden London. Lisvane Reservoir ligger 42 meter över havet. Arean är 0,28 kvadratkilometer. Runt Lisvane Reservoir är det i huvudsak tätbebyggt. Den sträcker sig 0,8 kilometer i nord-sydlig riktning, och 0,9 kilometer i öst-västlig riktning. Kommentarer Källor
Aberbargoed Grasslands

Aberbargoed Grasslands is a Site of Special Scientific Interest in the Rhymney Valley in Mid & South Glamorgan, South Wales. The area was designated a national nature reserve in 2012 largely due to its population of marsh fritillary butterflies. It is managed by Caerphilly County Borough. Geography The site covers an area of 42.5 hectares (105 acres) of the Rhymney Valley, located on a southwest-facing slope, roughly one kilometre (0.62 mi) from Bargoed. Parts of the site had previously been used as farmland. Due to the site never being routinely drained, the wet grasslands area has produced a fertile breeding ground for wildlife. The lowland grasslands that make up part of the site are adjudged to be an increasingly rare form of habitat within Great Britain. The marsh fritillary butterfly, a species that has become increasingly displaced due to loss of habitat, has a significant population at the site. The population was regarded as a primary reason for the site's designation as a reserve by the Joint Nature Conservation Committee (JNCC). The butterfly population had previously been under threat after an arson attack in 2009 had destroyed a portion of their habitat. The site also qualified for reserve status due to the presence of Molinia meadows. The JNCC report characterised the grasslands as being made up of around 48% humid and mesophile grasslands, 30% deciduous woodlands and 12.8% shrubland with the remaining area consisting of dry grassland, bogs, man-made structures and bodies of water. History In 2012, the site became the first area in the Caerphilly County Borough to be designated a national nature reserve. It was also the first area in an urban setting to be designated a reserve in Wales. The new reserve was opened by the Minister for the Environment, John Griffiths. Caerphilly Council emphasised the "particular importance to South Wales" of the area due to its proximity to urban areas, as most reserves are typically located in more coastal or rural areas. The majority of the area has also been designated as a Special Area of Conservation under the Habitats Directive by the European Union. See also List of Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Mid & South Glamorgan References External links National Nature Reserve website
Domen Fawr, Tafolwern

Domen Fawr, or Tafolwern Castle was a motte-and-bailey castle of the Middle Ages. It is situated in Tafolwern, near Llanbrynmair in Powys. It is registered with Cadw as monument MG065 and is a scheduled monument. The motte is 6 metres high and 40 metres wide at the base. It lies between two small rivers - Afon Twymyn and Afon Rhiw Saeson, which may have been dammed to form a moat. It was likely built by Owain Cyfeiliog around 1149. It was captured by Hywel ap Ieuaf in 1162, then recaptured by Owain. The last reference to the site is in 1244, when Gruffydd ap Gwenwynwyn was trapped there by a Welsh army. References External links Coflein entry
Moel Arthur

Moel Arthur ist ein eisenzeitliches Hillfort des Typs Contour Fort, im Weiler Fford-las bei Ruthin, an der Grenze von Denbighshire zu Flintshire in Wales. Obwohl es sich um ein kleines Hillfort handelt, verfügt es über einige der größten Wälle und Gräben aller Hillforts in der Umgebung. Im Gegensatz zu den anderen fünf schützt es keinen strategischen wichtigen Ort, aber Offa’s Dyke führt am Hügel vorbei. Dies und jüngste Funde lassen die Archäologen glauben, dass das Fort rituelle Bedeutung hatte. Moel Arthur liegt im Gebiet der Deceangli Stämme. Auf der Kuppe des 455 m hohen Hügels befindet sich ein bronzezeitlicher Rundhügel. Die Wälle biegen sich am Zugang einwärts. Innerhalb des Forts, vor allem auf der Ostseite, in der Nähe des Zugangs, befinden sich mehrere Plattformen, auf denen sich wahrscheinlich ein Timber circle befand. Das Hillfort wurde von Cadw registriert und mit der SAM-Nummer FL010 gekennzeichnet. Es gibt rund 300 Hillforts auf der Cadw-Denkmalliste, obwohl Archäologen angeben, dass es in Wales etwa 570 gibt. In Westwales gibt es eine große Zahl eisenzeitlicher Burgen, die im Allgemeinen viel kleiner aber zahlreicher sind als ihre Gegenstücke in England. Moel Arthur ist eines von mehreren Monumenten in Wales und Großbritannien, die nach König Arthur benannt wurden. In diesem Fall gibt es jedoch keine Legende oder Tradition, die mit dem Ort zu verbinden ist. Einzelnachweise Weblinks Beschreibung engl. und Bild
Moel Arthur

Moel Arthur ('Arthur's Hill') is an Iron Age hillfort in Flintshire, Wales, at the boundary with Denbighshire, about 5 miles (8.0 km) east of Denbigh. It is on a prominent hill, height 455.8 metres (1,495 ft), in the Clwydian Range; it overlooks the Vale of Clwyd to the west. Offa's Dyke Path skirts the hill. It is about 1 mile (1.6 km) south-east of the hillfort of Penycloddiau. Description The oval fort is about 160 metres (520 ft) north–south and 140 metres (460 ft) east–west, enclosing an area of 1.8 hectares (4.4 acres). There are two large banks and ditches to the north, where the hill slope is not steep; above the steep south-west, south and east slopes there is a single bank. At the north-east, at the edge of the steeper slopes, there is a narrow inturned entrance with an oblique approach. The form of entrance, and the simple plan of the fort, suggest that it is an early example. Within the fortifications, there is a rounded summit. In the north and east of the interior there is a broad terrace, and building platforms have been found. There was excavation in 1849 by Wynne Ffoulkes. He found "coarse red Roman pottery" which has not been preserved; it is not known if it was Roman, which would suggest occupation into the Roman period, or prehistoric. He found traces of a drystone construction, destroyed during the excavation, near the south of the entrance. In 1962, three copper Bronze Age axes were found within the defences. See also Hillforts in Britain List of Scheduled Monuments in Flintshire References External links Media related to Moel Arthur at Wikimedia Commons
Cors Gyfelog National Nature Reserve

Cors Gyfelog National Nature Reserve is a wetland site near the village of Pant Glas in the community of Clynnog, Gwynedd, Wales. It is important as a habitat for the marsh fritillary butterfly, as well as lesser redpoll and grasshopper warbler. Ecology and post-glacial development Cors Gyfelog occupies a 68.2-hectare basin in the northern Llŷn Peninsula that began as a shallow lake immediately after the last ice age and rapidly infilled with peat in the early Holocene. Pollen and peat-stratigraphy studies show that during the Atlantic period the site expanded as a rich fen, then alternated between poor fen and alder carr woodland throughout much of the mid-Holocene. In the sub-Atlantic phase, reedswamp and early valley-bog communities developed before succession stabilised as sedge-dominated fen. More recent attempts at drainage have lowered water levels, allowing Molinia grass and willow scrub to invade drier patches. Continued monitoring, removal of invading scrub and careful water-level management are recommended to maintain its characteristic mesotrophic mire habitats. Biodiversity Cors Gyfelog supports one of the largest mosaics of transition mire and quaking bog in Wales, interspersed with wet willow carr (Salix cinerea) and wet acid heath. Its sedge-rich fens are dominated by slender sedge (Carex lasiocarpa), white sedge (C. curta), common sedge (C. nigra), Bottle Sedge (C. rostrata) and the locally scarce mud sedge (C. limosa). A spectacular array of wetland wildflowers includes globeflower (Trollius europaeus), marsh helleborine (Epipactis palustris) and the tiny bog orchid (Hammarbya paludosa), alongside marsh violet (Viola palustris), marsh marigold (Caltha palustris), bog asphodel (Narthecium ossifragum), marsh cinquefoil (Comarum palustre), bogbean (Menyanthes trifoliata) and the uncommon royal fern (Osmunda regalis). These plant communities in turn sustain a suite of specialist invertebrates — particularly the silver fly (Acrometopia whalbergi) on slender sedge, marsh fritillary butterfly larvae feeding on devil's-bit scabious (Succisa pratensis), the snail-killing flies Tetanocera freyi and Antichaeta analis, and the aquatic weevil Bagous frit. Otter (Lutra lutra) and water vole (Arvicola terrestris) are regularly recorded along the site's two outflowing rivers, while grasshopper warblers and lesser redpolls breed in the drier carr and heath margins. References External links [1] Corsydd Eifionydd - Special Areas of Conservation
Tomen y Rhodwydd

Tomen y Rhodwydd is a motte-and-bailey castle built by Owain Gwynedd to protect the borders of Gwynedd Is Conwy. It stands in an area of fields and low hills to the south of Llandegla-yn-Iâl (today's south-east Denbighshire), Wales. This, it seems, was the 'Castell yn Iâl' (castle of Yale) built by Owain Gwynedd in 1149, according to the Chronicle of the Princes, when he seized the hundred of Ial from the kings of Powys. That first castle stood until 1157 when it was burnt down by Iorwerth Goch ap Maredudd (Iorwerth Goch) of Powys following a raid by Henry II of England on Gwynedd. There is another record in an English document from 1212 which refers to the repair of 'Yale castle', but it is likely that another castle in the same area is meant, namely Tomen y Faerdre, 3 miles down the valley near Llanarmon-yn-Iâl. The castle stands on private land but can be seen from the A525 road between Wrexham and Ruthin, about a mile and a half south-west of Llandegla. References Richard Avent, Cestyll Tywysogion Cymru (Caerdydd, 1983) Paul R. Davies, Castles of the Welsh Princes (Abertawe, 1988)
Tomen y Rhodwydd

Tomen y Rhodwydd är ett slott i Storbritannien. Det ligger i kommunen Denbighshire och riksdelen Wales, i den södra delen av landet, 270 km nordväst om huvudstaden London. Tomen y Rhodwydd ligger 268 meter över havet. Terrängen runt Tomen y Rhodwydd är kuperad åt sydväst, men åt nordost är den platt. Närmaste större samhälle är Wrexham, 15,9 km öster om Tomen y Rhodwydd. Trakten runt Tomen y Rhodwydd består i huvudsak av gräsmarker. Kommentarer Källor
Ty Mawr Reservoir

Ty Mawr is a reservoir located between Llwyneinion and the Ruabon Moors in Wrexham County Borough, Wales. It is next to Cae Llwyd Reservoir. Description The reservoir opened in 1908, and is operated today by Hafren Dyfrdwy on behalf of Severn Trent. It is 8.6 hectares (21 acres) in area, of moderate alkalinity, humic and a shallow reservoir of a mean depth of 10 metres (33 ft). It is part of a system of several small reservoirs including the Cae Llwyd Reservoir and Pen-y-Cae Reservoirs. The water of the lake is sourced from the drainage basin of the Pentre-bychan Brook and the Cae Llwyd Reservoir located at a higher elevation to the west of the reservoir. The catchment area of the lake is 19 hectares (47 acres). It holds the greatest continuous embankment length (600 metres (2,000 ft)) of any of the reservoirs operated by Severn Trent, and the embankment is made of a clay core. It can hold a capacity of 593,000 m3 (130 million imperial gallons). The reservoir supplies Wrexham, Chester and surrounding areas, with it notably popular as a venue for anglers. See also List of lakes of Wales References
Llandudno General Hospital

Llandudno General Hospital (Welsh: Ysbyty Cyffredinol Llandudno) is a general hospital in Llandudno, Wales. It is managed by the Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board. History The hospital has its origins in the Llandudno Fever hospital which was built in the 1890s. The foundation stone for a new hospital to be built to the south of the fever hospital, was laid on 15 June 1938 and it was officially opened by Princess Alice, Countess of Athlone accompanied by the Earl of Athlone on 12 August 1939. A new osteoporosis and bone densitometry unit was opened by Dr Brian Gibbons, Health Minister in the Welsh Assembly Government, in December 2006. References