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LLANGORSE LAKE - AFANC
15th Century poet Lewys Glyn Cothi wrote that the Afanc lived in what is now Llangorse Lake. Resembling a crocodile or a giant beaver the Afanc is said to prey upon those that swim in its lake, and its thrashings can kill those around it, and flood kingdoms. In Arthurian legend either Arthur or Peredur are said to have slain the Afanc. For Peredur the lake creature was invisible and able to fire poison darts, and only became visible when the Queen of Constantinople, dressed as a maiden, gave him an adder stone to carry into its cave. See on the Map-olah Map: https://www.zeemaps.com/view?group=2653234&item=Welsh_Lake_Monster_-_Afanc
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RING OF GULLION - CU CHULAINN
Here Cu Chulainn hero of the Ulster Cycle, aged 17, single-handedly defended Ulster from the invading army of Cannacht , led by its queen in a bid to seize a prized stud bull. The battle continues further south and Cu Chulainn with his battle chariot and battle frenzy ranged across the Muirthemne Plain. Dundalk in the Republic of Ireland has as its motto 'I gave birth to Cu Chulainn'. Cu Chulainn is also known of the 'Hound of Ulster' arising from his childhood slaying of a hound in self-defence and then being ready to take its place. See on the Map-olah Map: https://www.zeemaps.com/view?group=2653234&item=Ring_of_Gullion_-_Cu-Chulainn FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE, LEA HURST, DERBYSHIRE
Childhood home of Florence Nightingale. Though born in Florence, her family returned to England, and Lea Hurst was the family home and later on their summer home, in the area from which the family made its fortune in lead-mining. After the Crimean War, Florence returned again to Lea Hurst. See on the Map-olah Map: https://www.zeemaps.com/view?group=2653234&item=Lea_Hurst,_Florence_Nightingale ARBEIA ROMAN FORT, HADRIAN'S WALL, SOUTH SHIELDS
Site of the Arbeia Roman Fort built in 160 AD to supply the fortifications of Hadrian's Wall. Sea access led to supplies and trade with the rest of the Roman Empire leading to a cosmopolitan mix of peoples entering Britain from lands such as Spain, Germany and North Africa. Archaeological remains of the fort with a stunning reconstruction - see what Roman life was like in Roman Britain. See on the Map-olah Map: BEDDGELERT
Resting place of Gelert, Prince Llewelyn's faithful hound, who protected the Prince's heir from a fearsome wolf. The prince on return from a hunt found Gelert covered in blood and the heir nowhere to be seen, and so killed the hound. As Gelert yelped his last cry a child's cry was heard, and the heir was found unharmed with the body of the wolf nearby. The prince buried Gelert and never smiled again. See on the Map-olah Map: https://www.zeemaps.com/view?group=2653234&item=Beddgelert WORMHILL - 'DRAGON Hill'
Anglo-Saxon 'Dragon Hill' (Wyrma's Hill) - the hill where the dragon may have been said to have lived can be seen on the road to Miller's Dale, were the coils in the ground surrounding this small hill created by the dragon's tail? Wormhill's church is dedicated to St. Margaret of Antioch who had links to dragons, was the dedication to protect this Derbyshire village from the dragon? Find Wormhill the Dragon Village on the Map-Olah map: https://www.zeemaps.com/view?group=2653234&item=Wormhill DOLAUCOTHI, WELSH GOLD MINES
The earliest Welsh Gold mine. From 70 - 80 AD the Romans began mining gold in the area of the Cothi valley, Britain's mineral resources being one of the reasons for the Roman invasion. The Romans developed gold mining in the area for the next 40 to 50 years, using open cast and tunnelling techniques, and creating hydraulic systems to smash rocks to get at the ore. The mining area was also protected by a fort. Even when the Roman military left, Roman life in the area continued, with later gold finds having been discovered. See on the Map-olah Map: https://www.zeemaps.com/view?group=2653234&item=Welsh_Gold_-_Dolaucothi_Roman_Gold_Mines 1066 - THE LANDING OF THE NORMAN INVASION - PEVENSEY BAY.
Site of the landing of William Duke of Normandy's fleet of Norman forces prior to the Battle of Hastings, where the Anglo- Saxon Harold II was defeated and William became William I of England and thus William the Conqueror. The events are shown in the Bayeux Tapestry. Find Pevensey Bay in East Sussex, and step back to 1066, on the Map-Olah map: https://www.zeemaps.com/view?group=2653234&item=1066_-_Pevensey_Bay_-_Norman_Invasion CARDIFF CASTLE
Cardiff Castle the Norman Motte and Bailey Castle built on the site of four earlier Roman forts. The castle walls contain the remains of the earlier Roman walls, a reconstruction of the Roman gate forms the entrance to the castle. The castle became the property of the Bute family in the late 1700s, who transformed Cardiff into the world's leading coal exporting part, amassing a vast fortune, The 3rd marques of Bute was believed to be the richest man in the world in the 1860s, and he began the transformation of the castle's living quarters into a Victorian gothic fantasy palace. See on the Map-olah Map: https://www.zeemaps.com/view?group=2653234&item=Cardiff_Castle LOCH NESS, SOUTH WEST OF INVERNESS, HOME OF THR LOCH NESS MONSTER - NESSY
Home of Nessy / Nessie the Loch Ness Monster. A large water creature with numerous sightings in the Loch. Numerous attempts have been made to try and find Nessy using fleets of boats and radar / sonar. A lost dinosaur, a floating log, a large sturgeon or a feature of the local water currents? See on the Map-olah Map: https://www.zeemaps.com/view?group=2653234&item=Loch_Ness |
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