… that at least one pair reared five young and that they were seen to leave the nest as early as the 18th April. In…
… that at least one pair reared five young and that they were seen to leave the nest as early as the 18th April. In mid April Grey Herons Ardea cinerea were sitting on eggs in twenty-five nests in the trees of the Penrice heronry; a reduction in numbers of 23% over the average there since 1977. Much is known in Britain about the breeding numbers of this large water-bird. The colonies are reduced after…
… showing marked reductions of 54% and 70% respectively, but in the preferred woodland habitat at Clyne surprisingly increased on recent average figures by 13%.…
… showing marked reductions of 54% and 70% respectively, but in the preferred woodland habitat at Clyne surprisingly increased on recent average figures by 13%. It is likely that pairs, from other less favoured areas, moved in quickly to take over territories vacated there and that fewer died at Clyne anyway because of the nearby Killay houses. The familiar Robin, so shy and retiring in Europe, is a bold, tame bird in Britain and readily…
… Clydach By J. Christy Davies The village of Clydach is very much an industrialised village, boasting as it does the most important nickel works…
… Clydach By J. Christy Davies The village of Clydach is very much an industrialised village, boasting as it does the most important nickel works in the world. Its origins, which are not so very distant, are also due to the development of industry, as will be described below. But the village grew out of the ancient district of Rhyndwyglydach, which, as its name indicates, is the land between the two Clydach rivers. In essence…
… 'The Old Colliers' Arms, Clydach. The whole buiding, including the thatched part, was rebuilt in the 1880's. The girls are Ann, Elizabeth and Polly…
… 'The Old Colliers' Arms, Clydach. The whole buiding, including the thatched part, was rebuilt in the 1880's. The girls are Ann, Elizabeth and Polly David, the landlord's daughters. the centre. This is the remains of a Round Barrow, a later and less elaborate form of burial mound, but no later than the Bronze Age. There are also the remains of three other Round Barrows on Gellionnen Mountain, although they are not so well preserved…
… and were subject to various restrictions: for instance, they were not allowed to bear arms, nor inherit land, as the free tribesmen were. The…
… and were subject to various restrictions: for instance, they were not allowed to bear arms, nor inherit land, as the free tribesmen were. The presence of the maerdref here could indicate that the Welsh Lord of Gower, Arglwydd Gwyr, had a residence nearby, though his chief residence must have been at Henllys, at the far end of the peninsula. Some of the names in Rhyndwyglydach are Irish. Clydach is derived from an Irish word…
… wide, and in shallow relief has the figure of a man with arms uplifted in the ancient attitude of prayer. The long tunic he…
… wide, and in shallow relief has the figure of a man with arms uplifted in the ancient attitude of prayer. The long tunic he wears, and the general style of the carving, make it a work of the ninth or tenth centuries, in the Irish tradition. It is thought that the cross was originally associated with Llan Eithrim, an ancient church that stood less than a mile from the site of the later-built Gellionnen…
… CLYDACH A Hill's Wharf W Woollen Factory B Hill's Dry Dock R Forge Uchaf C Clydach Wharf H Patent Fuel Works D Player's Foundry…
… CLYDACH A Hill's Wharf W Woollen Factory B Hill's Dry Dock R Forge Uchaf C Clydach Wharf H Patent Fuel Works D Player's Foundry K Player's Tinplate Works E Brick Works L Glanyrafon Tinplate Works F Saw Mills S Railway Station G Lime Kilns N Mond Nickel Works P Forge Fach Y Ynyspenllwch Canister Works Rhosilli Down. Mediaeval records for Rhyndwyglydach are very sparse, and it is 1650 before we begin to get a…
… gwybedin, Tir pen y Ian. Although some of these farms are much older, here at least is evidence that they are at least three…
… gwybedin, Tir pen y Ian. Although some of these farms are much older, here at least is evidence that they are at least three hundred years old. The survey takes the form of listing the quit rents that are due to the Lord from the freemen. "Bussey Mansel, Esq., for a tenement in the hands of Rees Bowen Meredith called Gwain yr eyrith 2s Od". This was the ancient rent that the tribesmen paid,…
… Tawe", which runs alongside the present Recreation Ground. After the death of Cromwell, and the return of Charles II, Gower was restored to the…
… Tawe", which runs alongside the present Recreation Ground. After the death of Cromwell, and the return of Charles II, Gower was restored to the Earl of Worcester, who was soon elevated in the peerage to be Duke of Beaufort. A century later, in 1764, Gabriel Powell, Steward to the contemporary Duke, carried out a Survey of Gower for his master. In this survey 64 tenants are named in Rhyndwglydach, and this time all the…
… Clydach Village, which was known in its earliest phase as Aberclydach: "George V. Vernon Esq: tenement near Aberclydach: Thomas Beynon: 6d". "George V. Vernon…
… Clydach Village, which was known in its earliest phase as Aberclydach: "George V. Vernon Esq: tenement near Aberclydach: Thomas Beynon: 6d". "George V. Vernon Esq: tenement near Aberclydach called Gellyvelin: William David Eynon: 6d". Gellyvellin, "Mill Grove", must have been a grist mill situated where the water-driven Woollen Factory was later built, just above Forge Fach Falls. William David Eynon also paid £ per annum for a cottage near Clydach Bridge. Here is evidence…
… the canal went on its way up the Swansea Valley. Now the Lord must have claimed his mineral rights, for there was a great…
… the canal went on its way up the Swansea Valley. Now the Lord must have claimed his mineral rights, for there was a great burst of activity in coal mining. The most favourable point for starting was in the deep gorge between Cefn Park and Cathylyd, and the tradition is that Hopkin Hopkin opened the first coal mine at Graigyrhwper, under Cefn Parc Farm. To get the coal to the canal wharf at Clydach…