Neolithic burial chamber, estimated date 3,500 BC – or 5,500 years old…
Pentre Ifan – Pembrokeshire, Wales
Posts Tagged ‘Wales’
Pentre Ifan – Pembrokeshire, Wales
Tuesday, June 17th, 2014Wales – Elan Valley
Tuesday, June 17th, 2014The Elan Valley in mid Wales is the main water source for Birmingham, England. There are some 3 reservoirs along the valley and the structures were competed in 1906. Water takes about a day and half to reach Birmingham – some 75 miles away – and gravity does all the work, no pumping required. Apart from being quite clever, the structures are visually impressive and look built to last… Engineering like this enhances the landscape – ‘tho the townships flooded out by the initial construction might not have agreed.
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- Elan Valley, Wales
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- Elan Valley, Wales
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- Elan Valley, Wales
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- Elan Valley, Wales
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- Roads to somewhere
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- Roads to somewhere
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- Wales – countryside
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- Wales – countryside
Wales
Sunday, September 23rd, 2012-
- Dolgellau, Wales
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- Beddgelert, Wales
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- Snowdonia
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- Tanygrisiau Reservoir. This might look like a lake, but it’s actually a power station. Water is pumped up to a high level reservoir with off peak electricity and released when the UK has a requirement for instant power – they call it the electric mountain
Snowdonia and North Wales
Thursday, September 20th, 2012-
- Snowdonia
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- Snowdonia
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- Menai Bridge
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- Snowdonia
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- Snowdonia
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- Snowdonia
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- Snowdonia (near Welshpool)
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- Snowdonia
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- Snowdonia
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- Snowdonia (near Barmouth)