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CARDIGAN CASTLE - THE FIRST RECORDED EISTEDDFOD
The first recorded competitive Eisteddfod was held at Cardigan Castle in 1176 by the Lord Rhys. Poets and musicians were invited from all over Wales , and a chair at the Lord's table was awarded to the best poet and musician. This was the first recorded such literary and music festival in the tradition of the ancient bardic culture of the Celts. See on the Map-olah Map: https://www.zeemaps.com/view?group=2653234&item=The_First_Recorded_Eisteddfod_-_Cardigan_Castle
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ST. NINIAN'S CAVE, WHITHORN
South of Whithorn in Galloway can be found St. Ninian's cave, where the converter of the Picts to Christianity retreated to connect with his God in nature. St. Ninnian was said to be a Briton who had studied in Rome, possibly even the son of a British King. He established a stone church at Whithorn, 'Candida Casa' the 'White House', where he was buried near the altar. The church and St. Ninian's shrine became a major pilgrimage destination for Scottish pilgrims in the Middle Ages. See on the Map-olah Map: https://www.zeemaps.com/view?group=2653234&item=St._Ninian's_Cave SKARA BRAE, NEOLITHIC VILLAGE
Ancient Neolithic village discovered buried in the sand in the late 1800's. Older than both Stonehenge and the Great Pyramids, from 3180BC - 2500BC. A cluster of eight houses built into the earth, possibly by a lagoon further away from the sea at that time. Its abandonment has led to legend and debate - fleeing a great storm or gradual abandonment due to a cooling climate change. See on the Map-olah map: https://www.zeemaps.com/view?group=2653234&item=Skara_Brae,_Neolithic_Village THE FOUNDING OF MODERN FOOTBALL (SOCCER)_-_THE FREEMASONS' TAVERN
The modern version of the sport of football, or soccer, was founded at the first meeting in the Freemasons' Tavern of the Football Association (FA) on 26th October 1863. At this, and subsequent meetings, the rules of football were unified from the variety in operation at a range of public schools, universities and regions, to create the association football that is now played around the world, from national leagues such as the Premier League and FA; continental championships such as UEFA and the Champions League , and FIFA and the World Cup. The Freemasons' Tavern has now been replaced by the Grand Connaught Rooms, where a Blue Plaque commemorates this event. See on the Map-olah map: https://www.zeemaps.com/view?group=2653234&item=The_Founding_of_Modern_Football_-_The_Freemasons'_Tavern THE OLDEST TEMPLE BELL IN SOUTH KOREA, SANGWONSA TEMPLE, PYEONGCHANG
Sangwonsa Temple houses the oldest Temple Bell in South Korea, cast in 725 AD, the 24th year of King Seongdeok. This classic Korean Bronze Buddhist Temple Bell features a dragon at its top from which it is suspended, a lotus and honeysuckle motif and heavenly fairies or angels playing a harp and Korean mouth-organ. See on the Map-olah map: https://www.zeemaps.com/view?group=2653234&item=Oldest_Temple_Bell_in_South_Korea_-_Sangwonsa_Temple,_Pyengchang THE BIRTHPLACE OF THE MODERN OLYMPIC GAMES - MUCH WENLOCK
Much Wenlock inspired the birth of the Modern Olympic Games. Dr William Penny Brookes set up the Wenlock Olympian Society in the Shropshire town in 1850, the society ran annual sporting competitions the Wenlock Olympian Games - open to all social classes. Brookes admired Greece's Athenian democratic ideals and its Olympic sporting games and ideals. In 1890 Brookes invited the French Baron, Pierre De Coubertin, to the Wenlock Olympian Games. De Coubertin went on to found the International Olympic Committee, and credited Dr William Penny Brookes with the rebirth of the Olympic Games. The London 2012 Olympic Games featured two mascots, one named Wenlock in recognition of the town's role in the creation of the Modern Olympic Games. See on the Map-olah Map: https://www.zeemaps.com/view?group=2653234&item=Birthplace_of_the_Modern_Olympic_Games_-_Much_Wenlock ROBERT OWEN, NEWTOWN, POWYS.
Robert Owen the Welsh social reformer that inspired the Co-Operative Movement. Robert Owen was born in Newtown, Montgomeryshire, Wales, having succeeded in business by running mills in Manchester, he then became a partner and manager in the New Lanark Mill on the River Clyde in Scotland. Owen apalled by the conditions in the mills of Manchester, created a model industrial community at the New Lanark Mill. The curriculum of the community's school influenced educational thinking. The village also had a shop selling goods that met quality standards which were sold at a fair price. The New Lanark Mill community was visited by people interested in the Owen's social reform project from all over the world, with even Russia's Tsar visiting it. It also inspired followers in Rochdale to establish the first Co-operative shop. Owen returned to Newtown late in life and is buried in the town. See on the Map-olah map: https://www.zeemaps.com/view?group=2653234&item=Robert_Owen AMELIA EARHART CROSSES THE ATLANTIC, BALLYARNETT, DERRY
In 1932 attempting to make a solo trans-Atlantic flight from Newfoundland, Canada to Paris to emulate the achievement of Charles Lindbergh, Amelia Earhart did indeed cross the Atlantic and landed in a field in Derry/Londonderry. As her plane developed problems Amelia was forced to land as soon as she could, landing in a field in Ballyarnett Village. T he American Aviator had placed Derry/Londonderry in the history of aviation as the landing site of the first female non-stop trans-Atlantic flight. See on the Map-olah Map: https://www.zeemaps.com/view?group=2653234&item=Amelia_Earhart_crosses_the_Atlantic 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: |
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