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About this book
For centuries visitors to Monmouthshire have been seduced by its picturesque landscape and breathtaking beauty. Poets, princes, priests, peasants, painters, politicians, and even pirates have all sung the praises of this unique little corner of Wales. It is a county with an elusive nature and a turbulent past, but one whose sublime splendour is evident in its surrounding hills, scattered castles, sleepy churches, rolling rivers, rising mists and ancient woodlands. William Wordsworth once famously described Monmouthshire as the place where 'the heavy and the weary weight of all this unintelligible world is lightened'.In 50 Gems of Monmouthshire local author Tim Butters takes an illuminating journey along the high and low roads of one of the UK's most popular counties in search of the landmarks, the historic curiosities and the natural wonders that make this little patch of the UK so magical to both visitors and residents alike.Among the places the author visits are the romantic ruins of Tintern Abbey, the Skirrid on the edge of the Black Mountains, the Monmouth and Brecon Canal and the Kymin hill, with its spectacular views of Monmouth and the eighteenth-century Round House and temple in honour of British naval victories.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Map
- Introduction
- 1. Dewstow Gardens and Grottoes
- 2. Tintern Abbey
- 3. Hill’s Tramroad
- 4. Wentwood Forest
- 5. Skenfrith Castle
- 6. White Castle
- 7. Grosmont Castle
- 8. The Sugar Loaf
- 9. Monnow Bridge
- 10. Llandegfedd Reservoir
- 11. Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal
- 12. The Punchbowl
- 13. St Martin’s Church
- 14. Church of St David
- 15. Raglan Castle
- 16. The River Usk
- 17. Goytre Wharf
- 18. Harold’s Stones
- 19. Chepstow Racecourse
- 20. The Savoy Theatre
- 21. The Blorenge
- 22. Hen Gwrt Moated Site
- 23. Chepstow Bridge
- 24. Clydach Gorge
- 25. Keeper’s Pond
- 26. Caerwent Roman Town
- 27. Monmouth Shire Hall
- 28. The River Wye
- 29. Chepstow Castle
- 30. Gunter Mansion
- 31. The Kymin
- 32. Clytha Castle
- 33. The Old Railway Line
- 34. Caldicot Castle
- 35. Llanthony Priory
- 36. The Deri
- 37. The River Monnow
- 38. St Andrew’s Church
- 39. Monmouth Castle
- 40. Abergavenny Castle
- 41. Capel-y-ffin
- 42. St Faith’s Church
- 43. The Nelson Museum
- 44. The Skirrid Inn
- 45. Usk Rural Life Museum
- 46. Usk Castle
- 47. The Circle of Legends
- 48. St Mary’s Church
- 49. Skirrid Fawr
- 50. Black Rock Picnic Site