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August. Pontsford Hill, Shropshire

nobody@flickr.com (steffanmacmillan) — Thu, 08 Nov 2007 14:32:04 -0800

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Cows near Porth Mawr, Pembrokeshire, Cymru

nobody@flickr.com (steffanmacmillan) — Sat, 09 Jun 2007 10:53:17 -0700

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From our friends over at Wikipedia.org...

Whitesands Bay (Welsh: Porth-mawr) shown as Whitesand Bay on some maps, is an EEC award-winning, Blue Flag standard, wide sandy beach in St Brides Bay in the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park, United Kingdom.[1] The beach is located about two miles west of the small city of St. Davids and about one mile south of St Davids Head and has been described as the best surfing beach in Pembrokeshire and one of the best tourist beaches in the world.[2]

The area to the north east of the bay is dominated by a large rocky outcrop, 594 feet (181 m) at its highest point,[3] known as Carn Llidi - which could mean Cairn of the Gates or Cairn of Wrath.[4] The Pembrokeshire Coast Path passes alongside the bay, giving access in the north to the secluded bays of Porthlleuog and Porthmelgan (which are only accessible on foot), and the rugged coastal scenery of St Davids Head. To the south, the coastal path leads to Porthselau and St. Justinian's, with views across the Ramsey Sound to Ramsey Island. There are a number of megalithic burial chambers, stone hut circles and British Iron Age field systems and enclosures to be seen in the vicinity of Carn Llidi and St Davids Head.[5]

It is said that St. Patrick had his vision to convert Ireland to Christianity here and set sail from the bay in the fifth century.[6] The site of a Celtic chapel, dedicated to St Patrick, is located under a mound by the car park just to the east of the bay, at what is thought to have been the embarcation point for pilgrims to St Davids Cathedral.[7] At very low tide and after heavy storms the remains of an ancient, submerged forest can be seen on the beach, consisting of stumps of birch, fir, hazel and oak trees.[8]. The remains of animals have been found in these deposits including parts of an auroch, a red deer antler and a brown bear jaw.[9]

Truck Break on Mynydd Preseli

nobody@flickr.com (steffanmacmillan) — Thu, 17 May 2007 03:37:46 -0700

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The Preseli Hills or Preseli Mountains (Welsh: Mynydd Y Preseli / Y Preselau) are a range of hills in north Pembrokeshire, West Wales. They form part of the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park.

The hills rise to 536 metres above sea level at Foel Cwmcerwyn and are dotted with prehistoric remains including evidence of Neolithic settlement. Bluestone from the hills at Carn Menyn, sometimes called Carn Meini, has for long been believed to have been used to build the inner circle of Stonehenge[1], but it is now believed by some that the stones may have come from many different sources within and beyond the Preseli Hills.[citation needed]

Slate quarrying was once big business in the Preseli Hills and remnants of the quarries can still be seen in Rosebush, Pembrokeshire and there is a slate workshop today still at Llangolman where authentic Welsh slate is still used in a variety of craft items.

During the Second World War, the UK War Office used the Preseli Hills for training exercises. Its continued use for training exercises following the war was the subject of protest by Plaid Cymru.

Just East of Snowdonia

nobody@flickr.com (steffanmacmillan) — Fri, 13 Apr 2007 06:05:57 -0700

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Sandwood Bay 2

nobody@flickr.com (steffanmacmillan) — Sat, 17 Jun 2006 01:56:58 -0700

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Nr Snowdonia, Gwynydd, Wales

nobody@flickr.com (steffanmacmillan) — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 00:38:29 -0800

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The Gates Of Heaven & The Pits To Hell

nobody@flickr.com (steffanmacmillan) — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 09:09:07 -0700

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These metaphorical gates (the rainbows) are an attempt to show the spirituality involved in my interpretation of the Perly Gates. The book of Revelation mentions the entrance to heaven in the Bible, but here's an academic attempt to explain it from our brothers at Wikipedia...

From Wikipedia.org... Gates

There are twelve gates in the wall oriented to the compass with three each on the east, north, south, and west sides. There is an angel at each gate, or gatehouse. These gates are each made of a single pearl, giving them the name of the "pearly gates". The names of the twelve tribes of Israel are written on these gates. This list either alludes to the traditional division of the Twelve Tribes as written on the vestments of the Kohen Gadol, or the other division based on the partition of land. The gates are arranged in the same way as the tribes were in the encampment of the forty years' wandering, though the Seer lists the gates in an order different from that of the Old Testament's description of the encampment. The layout of the gates likely remains parallel to that of the tribes, given the description of precious stones that follows.