We've just been camping near Fishguard and I took the opportunity to have a mooch around some more interesting bits whilst the family were doing seasidey things.
I was trying to find this place "004 Fishguard Manganese Mine SM 96..34.. Reported locally to be those workings on south side of Esgyrn Bottom (at SM 96913426), 500 yards north east of Pantywrach, where a level approx. 10 ft wide by 7 ft high is driven south with a small spoil heap on the hillside below; although the level has all the appearance of a slate trial and the spoil heap is composed of poor slates and shale with no trace of manganese ores. At work from 1889 for a short, unspecified, period. Underground features yet to be investigated fully; some minor plant (tram wagons) believed to survive." From http://people.exeter.ac.uk/pfclaugh/mhinf/pembs1.htm but everytime I try to get there I'm defeated by overgrown footpaths and this time also by cows with sharp horny things on their heads. But I did find this little quarry on the way back. It's an old slate quarry and the spoil is being reworked to provide chippings for gardens and driveways
Just when I was beginning to think that's all there was
Aha!
The only snag was that the rubbish is floating on some deep water.
Then we went on to Solva which has some nice limekilns.
From Wikipedia "The rocks at the entrance to Solva Harbour made it one of the most sheltered anchorages between Fishguard and Milford Haven[1]. Solva became the main trading centre of St Bride's Bay in the medieval period, and was important for lime burning. Several lime kilns are preserved in the harbour area. In the 19th century, Solva had around 30 registered trading ships"
The only problem I had was there were two young girls playing there and every time I went somewhere to take a shot these two girls would pop up. I was getting worried that their parents would think I was a perv.
I was trying to find this place "004 Fishguard Manganese Mine SM 96..34.. Reported locally to be those workings on south side of Esgyrn Bottom (at SM 96913426), 500 yards north east of Pantywrach, where a level approx. 10 ft wide by 7 ft high is driven south with a small spoil heap on the hillside below; although the level has all the appearance of a slate trial and the spoil heap is composed of poor slates and shale with no trace of manganese ores. At work from 1889 for a short, unspecified, period. Underground features yet to be investigated fully; some minor plant (tram wagons) believed to survive." From http://people.exeter.ac.uk/pfclaugh/mhinf/pembs1.htm but everytime I try to get there I'm defeated by overgrown footpaths and this time also by cows with sharp horny things on their heads. But I did find this little quarry on the way back. It's an old slate quarry and the spoil is being reworked to provide chippings for gardens and driveways
Just when I was beginning to think that's all there was
Aha!
The only snag was that the rubbish is floating on some deep water.
Then we went on to Solva which has some nice limekilns.
From Wikipedia "The rocks at the entrance to Solva Harbour made it one of the most sheltered anchorages between Fishguard and Milford Haven[1]. Solva became the main trading centre of St Bride's Bay in the medieval period, and was important for lime burning. Several lime kilns are preserved in the harbour area. In the 19th century, Solva had around 30 registered trading ships"
The only problem I had was there were two young girls playing there and every time I went somewhere to take a shot these two girls would pop up. I was getting worried that their parents would think I was a perv.
