Tredegar House (Welsh: Tŷ Tredegar) is a 17th-century Charles II-era mansion on the southwestern edge of Newport, Wales. For over five hundred years it was home to the Morgan family, later Lords Tredegar; one of the most powerful and influential families in the area. Described as, “the grandest and most exuberant country house in Monmouthshire” […]
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The most likely construction date of the ship is immediately after the winter of 1457/8. This date was obtained by oxygen isotope dendrochronology. An earlier standard dendrochronology study (measuring the width of annual growth rings) has given most of the timbers a likely felling date of 1449. This earlier study identified the Basque region of […]
The Newport Ship is a mid-fifteenth-century sailing vessel discovered by archaeologists in June 2002 in Newport, South East Wales. It was found on the west bank of the River Usk, which runs through the city centre, during the building of the Riverfront Arts Centre, from which it sustained some damage. The official name of the […]
Glastonbury Tor is a tor near Glastonbury in the English county of Somerset, topped by the roofless St Michael’s Tower, a Grade I listed building. The National Trust manages the site and has been designated a scheduled monument. The Tor is mentioned in Celtic mythology, particularly in myths linked to King Arthur, and has several […]
Glastonbury Tor is a tor near Glastonbury in the English county of Somerset, topped by the roofless St Michael’s Tower, a Grade I listed building. The National Trust manages the site and has been designated a scheduled monument. The Tor is mentioned in Celtic mythology, particularly in myths linked to King Arthur, and has several […]
White Castle (Welsh: Castell Gwyn), also known historically as Llantilio Castle, is a ruined castle near the village of Llantilio Crossenny in Monmouthshire, Wales. The Normans established the fortification in the wake of the invasion of England in 1066 to protect the route from Wales to Hereford. Possibly commissioned by William fitz Osbern, the Earl […]