Celtic Recipes

Mynydd Y Gelli Ring Cairn

Mynydd-y-gelli  Ring Cairn is sometimes referred to as Rhondda Stonehenge. Set within a low embankment this prehistoric site consists of a circle of small stones of about thirty feet in diameter. It is thought there could have been 15 stones of which nine survive. Located off the B4223 near south Gelli to the northwest of Pontypridd and Tonypandy.

Llantrisant Castle - Castell Llantrisant

Llantrisant Castle picture from Llantrisant Town Trust

Llantrisant Castle - Castell Llantrisant possibly dates to the late 11th or 12th century. The remains of the north and south towers can be seen but it had been a fortification of significant importance. The site is located off the A4119 at Llantrisant, northwest of Cardiff - Caerdydd.

Castell Coch

Castell Coch

Castell Coch is a medieval castle renovated by the 3rd Marquess of Bute and architect William Burgess. It is largely a Victorian Gothic fantasy and like Cardiff Castle of stunning design. The castle is on the site of a medieval Norman castle that gradually fell into ruin. The renovation was completed in the late nineteenth century. The location is north of Cardiff - Caerdydd off the A470 to the north of Tongwynlais.

St Fagans National History Museum - Sain Ffagan Amgueddfa Werin Cymr

To the west of Cardiff - Caerdydd is St Fagans National History Museum - Sain Ffagan Amgueddfa Werin Cymru. This is a very well-run open air museum and heritage centre with historical artefacts, re-assembles of historical buildings and gives an introduction to the heritage and culture of Wales. Open 10am to 5pm daily the Museum is located: Four miles west of Cardiff City (off the A4232), St Fagans National History Museum, Cardiff CF5 6XB. Tel: (029) 2057 3500. Entrance free.

Cardiff Castle - Castell Caerdydd

Cardiff Castle - Castell Caerdydd

Cardiff Castle - Castell Caerdydd is located within Cardiff city centre and is built on a site used by both Romans and Normans and within a Norman Wall. The Norman Keep, of which the shell remains, was constructed in about 1091. The medieval castle was heavily renovated by the 3rd Marquess of Bute in the nineteenth century. Architect William Burges was employed to help transform the building in a fantastic gothic revival style. The fifteenth century great hall is the oldest room in the castle.

National Museum Cardiff - Amgueddfa Genedlaethol Caerdydd

National Museum Cardiff

Cardiff - Caerdydd is the capital city of Wales - Cymru. It is the location of the National Museum Cardiff - Amgueddfa Genedlaethol Caerdydd which contains information on archaeology, natural history, geology and art, with various exhibitions throughout the year. Open Tuesdays to Sundays 10am to 5pm daily. The Museum is located in the city centre at Cathays Park, Cardiff CF10 3NP. Tel: (029) 2039 7951. Entrance is free.

Gwithian

Gwithian is a village on St Ives bay about three miles northeast of Hayle four miles east of St Ives on the B3301. Gwithian Beach stretches from the Hayle River and is popular with surfers. The remains of the church of St Gwithian, built in 490, lie beneath the sands having been uncovered in the last century but then allowed to be recovered.

Hayle - Heyl

Hayle/Heyl is a small town and port at the mouth of the Hayle River which runs into St Ives Bay. The area around the estuary has a history dating back to the Bronze Age. Hayle was developed for the importation of coal and export of ore in the eighteenth century. The beach location of the town saw it's tourist development for which it remains popular today.

Carbis Bay - Karrbons

Carbis Bay/Karrbons is a village one mile south east of St Ives on the west side of the Bay. The village and beach is a popular tourist location and has a railway station linked to St Ives and St Erth (the main junction for the London Paddington Service). It lies on the South West Coast Path and is off the A3074 from St Ives.

St Ives - Port La

St Ives/Porth La is a town on the Celtic Sea to the east of Zennor along the B3306. Tourism is the main industry having taken predominance over the still important fishing sector. The origin of St Ives is said to link to the arrival of Saint La in the fifth century and the parish church in St Ives still has the name of this Irish Saint. The town was the site of an atrocious deed at the hands of the English Provost Marshal, Anthony Kingston. As part of his role in suppressing the Prayer Book rebellion of 1549 he contrived to hang the portreeve (Port Warden) John Payne in a particularly callous and duplicitous fashion as a rebel.

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