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WALK AROUND WALES - Leg1 - Loughor to Crofty
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Why Loughor Bridge to start a tour of Wales ? - The answer is simply that the Gower is the first port of call, Wales' first area of outstanding natural beauty, it's one of Wales' jewels in the walker's crown and when I finish again at the Loughor Bridge it'll probably be worth doing again !!!! - Plus it's close to home so it's not so time consuming. Sorry there are no photos, I was travelling light and my intention was to run around Wales rather than walk it. At the age of 49 almost 50 I should have known better, I pulled my calf muscle 3 miles in to the run and ended up walking the rest. |
Leg 1 - LOUGHOR TO CROFTY - 21/1/2010
| Grid ref: | point | notes |
| SS 563 982 | limited free car parking next to river. | nearest pub - Ship & Castle SS564981,
Loughor, approx 100 mts
nearest toilets - n/k |
| 561 981 | Loughor Bridge | Nip on to bridge for the START |
| 564 979 | Castle | Loughor - A castle or fortress has
existed at this location since AD75 when the Roman's built a wooden
fortress to protect the road and crossing of the river Loughor (Llwchwr).
The fort, then known as Leucarum was a linking post between Wroxeter
& Carmarthen and was also possibly linked to the fort at
Neath...............
In the early 1100s the Normans built a structure on top of the Roman fort but the local burned it down in 1151................ |
| 564 966 | unknown structure | possibly a WWII gun emplacement or a control building for an artillery range ??? probably on private land - very mucky in area to and from this structure. |
| 553 961 | lock | ??? |
| 546 959 | historic village | Penclawdd (Toilets approx 543 958) |
| 523 958 | slipway | Crofty |
| 536 955 | Iron Age Fort | Pen-y-gaer |
| 544 953 | Trig Point | 103mts |
| 553 947 | path road/junction | passing church - Bron Gaer (possible iron age fort) - Wernbwll mine probably to the left at track - 7 miners killed in explosion here in Nov 1928 |
| 570 944 | village | Three Crosses |
| 575 977 | disused mine | passing by disused mine to the right of the path |
| 564 979 | Castle | FINISH |
| WALK AROUND WALES LEG 1 | ||
| Date 21/1/10 | Distance 13.8 m - 21k | Tide LW 16.03 |
| Weather forecast - light rain
Weather actual - dry - rain towards end - cold, approx 2-3º C |
last light approx 5.00pm |
Nearest hospitals A&E
Llanelli (Prince Phillip), Morriston |