The current structure was originally the church of the Benedictine Priory, established under Hamelin de Balun the first Norman holder of the title Lord Abergavenny, which in the 1090s became Baron Bergavenny. At this time it was a cell of the Abbey of Saint Vincent at Le Mans in France. Henry de Abergavenny was a prior here and later at Llandaff in the late 12th [...]
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8 Comments CherryPie on Sep 19th 2023
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Raglan Castle
The unmistakable silhouette of Raglan crowning a ridge amid glorious countryside is the grandest castle ever built by Welshmen.
We can thank Sir William ap Thomas, the ‘blue knight of Gwent’, for the moated Great Tower of 1435 that still dominates this mighty fortress-palace. His son Sir William Herbert, Earl of Pembroke, created the gatehouse with [...]
2 Comments CherryPie on Sep 18th 2023
Don’t judge each day by the harvest you reap but by the seeds that you plant.
Robert Louis Stevenson
6 Comments CherryPie on Sep 17th 2023
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Monmouth Castle
Monmouth castle is tucked away in a lane off Monmout’s main shopping street.
Strategically located at crossings of the River Wye and River Monnow, only a few fragments – ruins of the 12th-century Great Tower and 13th-century hall – remain of this once-important castle.
It was founded in the 11th century by Norman lord William fitz Osbern, [...]
10 Comments CherryPie on Sep 14th 2023
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Pretty Flamingo
On our recent visit to Slimbridge we failed to find the advertised Pelicans but were happy to see all six species of Flamingo (not all captured on camera) residing in their separate watery locations.
18 Comments CherryPie on Sep 11th 2023
There is an eternal landscape, a geography of the soul: we search for its outlines all our lives.
Josephine Hart
4 Comments CherryPie on Sep 10th 2023
