Category Archives: Sea

A blank slate

Posted on June 3, 2014 by bookvolunteer

I no longer flinch and go into shutdown when I hear the phrase ‘Ordovician mudstone’ because Andrew Lingham (geologist and recent Tegfan visitor) has taught me a little and encouraged me to read further: http://www.pembrokeshireonline.co.uk/geology2.htm. This is obviously a simplified … Continue reading →

Posted in History, Nature, Sea | Tagged Dinas, Dinas Cross, Geology, slate, Tegfan, West Wales | 2 Comments

Finden’s Splendid View of The Mumbles Rocks and Lighthouse

Posted on May 16, 2014 by bookvolunteer

If you want to see Swansea as it was known by the many Dinas mariners who were apprenticed to masters from that port, have a look at a copy of ‘Finden’s Views of the Ports, Harbours, Coast Scenery and Watering Places … Continue reading →

Posted in books, History, Sea | Tagged apprenticeship, Dinas, Dinas Cross, Docks, Finden's Views, Harbour, Master mariners, Pembrokeshire, Swansea, W H Bartlett, William Beattie | 2 Comments

A treat for horse lovers

Posted on April 25, 2014 by bookvolunteer

This year’s Grand National Favourite – TeaForThree – was trained just down the road from Tegfan, at Aber Fforest. Tegfan is very close to the racing stables of Rebecca Curtis who trains a string of horses at Fforest Farm, just off … Continue reading →

Posted in Sea, Sport | Tagged Aber Fforest, Dinas, Dinas Cross, horse riding, Pembrokeshire, racing stables, Rebecca Curtis, stables, Tegfan | Leave a comment

Have a beach to yourself

Posted on April 22, 2014 by bookvolunteer

There are a number of beautiful beaches near Tegfan with no parking or easy road access. If you are prepared to walk a mile or two, you’ll discover that you are among a minority of holiday makers and you’ll be … Continue reading →

Posted in Nature, Sea, Walking | Tagged Aber Bach, Aber Fforest, Aberbach, Aberfforest, coast path, Coastal path, Dinas, Dinas Cross, Pembrokeshire, Tegfan | 1 Comment

Women without men (or Why Kiel House?)

Posted on April 18, 2014 by bookvolunteer

There were so many women without men in Dinas in the 1890s that the local paper suggested that the village should have a policeman to keep an eye on all these vulnerable “lady residents whose husbands are engaged at sea”.* However, … Continue reading →

Posted in Farming, History, Sea | Tagged Blodwen Howell, Blodwen Rees, David Rees, Dinas, Dinas Cross, John Philip Howell, Kiel House, Mace, Mace store, Mace supermarket, Martha Ann Howell, Pembrokeshire, Philip Howell | 6 Comments

Welsh Ships and Sailing Men

Posted on April 1, 2014 by bookvolunteer

I have bought this delightful book and shall be adding it our collection. What a treat! Just the thought of it sitting expectantly on our shelves, should tempt you down to Tegfan to read it. J Geraint Jenkins, who was … Continue reading →

Posted in books, Crafts, History, Sea, Welsh language | Tagged Cwm yr Eglwys, Dinas, Dinas Cross, Fishguard, Newport, Pembrokeshire, Pwllgwaelod, sea faring, ship building, Tegfan, West Wales | Leave a comment

The Pembrokeshire Coast Path in Spring

Posted on March 25, 2014 by bookvolunteer

Tegfan is within a few hundred yards of the coast path, which provides wonderful walking at any time of the year. The scenery, the flowers, the sky and the sea change from month to month to enchant and delight. It … Continue reading →

Posted in History, Nature, Sea, Walking, Wildlife | Tagged cliffs, Dinas, Dinas Cross, Pembrokeshire coast path, Pembrokeshire coastal path, sea, Tegfan, walking | Leave a comment

The Great Storm of 1859

Posted on March 21, 2014 by bookvolunteer

Now that we have seen the TV pictures of the storms battering the SW coast in the winter of 2013/2014, we can begin to imagine the strength of the Royal Charter Storm, the most powerful storm in the Irish Sea … Continue reading →

Posted in History, Sea | Tagged Cwm yr Eglwys, Dinas, Dinas Cross, Dinas head, Dinas Island, Pembrokeshire, St Brynach's Church | Leave a comment

Why little girls in our family had to wear cotton pyjamas

Posted on March 18, 2014 by bookvolunteer

My Dinas grandfather became an economic migrant to London when his colour blindness put an end to his ambition in the merchant navy. In London he joined the fire service, where his daughter spectacularly survived a fall down the pole … Continue reading →

Posted in History, Sea | Tagged colour blindness, Dinas, Dinas Cross, Dinas History Series, Pembrokeshire, Tegfan, The County Echo | 2 Comments

Perished at sea

Posted on February 18, 2014 by bookvolunteer

David Vaughan Clay fell overboard and was drowned at sea when his ship was off the River Plate in S America. His family’s gravestone in Ramah Churchyard, a few minutes’ walk from Tegfan, gives the bare facts. The wonderfully informative … Continue reading →

Posted in History, Sea | Tagged Dinas, Dinas Cross, mariners, master mariner, Pembrokeshire, Ramah, sea captain, Tegfan | Leave a comment

When was the last invasion of Britain?

Posted on January 31, 2014 by bookvolunteer

You’ll find the answer in Fishguard Town Hall, along with pictures that bring the remarkable events of February 1798 to life. The glorious Fishguard Tapestry, designed by Elizabeth Cramp for the bicentennial celebrations and stitched by 70 local people, splendidly … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Crafts, History, Sea | Tagged Carreg Wastad, Dinas, Dinas Cross, Fishguard, French invasion, Jemima Nicholas, Pembrokeshire, Tegfan | Leave a comment

A winter walk round Dinas Head

Posted on January 24, 2014 by bookvolunteer

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Posted in Farming, Nature, Sea, Walking, Wildlife | Tagged baby seals, Dinas Cross, Dinas head, Dinas Island, Fishguard, Newport, Pembrokeshire coast path, Pembrokeshire coastal path, Tegfan | Leave a comment