HistoryPoints News

Apr 9, 2012

Russian, our seventh language

The historic community orchard in Conwy is our first HiPoint where information is available in Russian. Thanks ...

to the hard work of several volunteer translators, we can now offer visitors at least some information about HiPoints in seven languages including русский, Français, Español, Português and Deutsch

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Anglesey
- Amlwch: Former copper bins
- Beaumaris: Former flying boat slipway
- Cemaes: Former Wylfa power station
- Holyhead: Breakwater
- Holyhead: George IV Arch and Salt Island
- Holyhead: Penrhos Battery
- Holyhead: Pillbox near Skinner's Monument
- Holyhead: The Stanley Embankment
- Llanfairpwll: Britannia Bridge 'cathedral abutment'
- Malltraeth: Cob Malltraeth
- Rhosneigr: Barclodiad y Gawres burial mound
- Trearddur Bay: WW2 pillbox
Blaenau Gwent
- Abertillery: Arcade
- Abertillery: Foundry Bridge
- Ebbw Vale: Gorsedd stone circle
- Ebbw Vale: Newtown causeway
- Ebbw Vale: Steelworks roll stack
- Ebbw Vale: Town clock
- Llanhilleth: Railway station
- Tredegar: Town Clock
- Tredegar: Sirhowy ironworks remains
- Ebbw Vale: Town railway station
Bridgend
- Merthyr Mawr: Ruins of Candleston Castle
- Porthcawl: Marina
- Tondu: Railway station
Caerphilly county borough
- Caerphilly town: Caerphilly bus station
- Caerphilly town: Railway station
- Caerphilly town: Castle remains
- Caerphilly town: Eisteddfod Gates
- New Tredegar: Former colliery winding house
Cardiff
- Bute Park: Blackweir dock-feeder weir
- Bute Park: Lady Bute’s Bridge
- Bute Park: Old approach road
- Bute Park: The Animal Wall
- Bute Park: The Mill Leat
- Cardiff Bay: Barrage
- Cardiff Bay: Barrage locks
- Cardiff Bay: Bute West Dock entrance
- Cardiff Bay: Fish pass
- Cardiff Bay: Old Bute East Dock
- Cardiff Bay: Railway station
- City centre: Cardiff Arms Park
- City centre: Cardiff Central rail station
- City centre: Castle Arcade
- City centre: Dock feeder canal, Churchill Way
- City centre: Duke Street Arcade
- City centre: Former North Road canal bridge
- City centre: High Street Arcade
- City centre: Park Place feeder canal bridge
- Cardiff City Centre: The Morgan Arcade
- Cardiff City Centre: The Royal Arcade
- Cardiff City Centre: Wyndham Arcade
- City centre: Victorian toilets, The Hayes
- East Cardiff: Wentlooge sea wall
- Radyr: Weir
- Sophia Gardens: SSE SWALEC cricket stadium
- Sophia Gardens: Test match cricket venue
- Sophia Gardens: Cricket pitch drainage system
- Sophia Gardens: Stadium floodlights
- Sophia Gardens: The Media Centre
- Sophia Gardens: National Cricket Centre
- Whitchurch: Melingriffith canal pump
- Cathays: Railway station
Carmarthenshire
- Carmarthen: Castle remains
- Carmarthen: Railway station
- Carmarthen: Quay
- Carmarthen : Victorian custody cells
- Ferryside: Railway station
- Kidwelly: Quay
- Laugharne: Castle ruins
- Llanelli: Railway station
- Llansteffan: Castle remains
- Marros: Remains of hillfort
- Llandovery: Railway station
Ceredigion
- Aberarth: Remains of fish traps
- Aberystwyth: Castle remains
- Aberystwyth: Cliff Railway
- Aberystwyth: Pont Trefechan
- Aberystwyth: Railway station
- Aberystwyth: Royal Pier
- Aberystwyth: Vale of Rheidol Railway, Aberystwyth station
- Aberystwyth: Vale of Rheidol Railway, Devil's Bridge station
- Aberystwyth: Devil's Bridge
- Aberystwyth: Ystwyth Pier
- Cardigan: Cardigan Bridge
- Llangrannog: Remains of hillforts
- New Quay: Early railway track
- New Quay: Pier
- Pont-rhyd-y-groes: Waterwheel
- Cardigan: Former Lloyd’s Wharf
Conwy county borough
- ABERGELE & COLWYN BAY
- CARNEDDAU UPLANDS
- CONWY & PENMAENMAWR
- CONWY VALLEY STRUCTURES
- LLANDUDNO & DEGANWY STRUCTURES
Denbighshire
- Llangollen: Llangollen Bridge
- Rhyl: Coastal defences
- Rhyl: Foryd Bridge
- Rhyl: Foryd Harbour
- Rhyl: Pont y Ddraig, Rhyl
- Rhyl: Rhyl Miniature Railway
- Rhyl: Railway station
- Rhyl: The Cut
- St Asaph: Old sluice gate
- St Asaph: St Asaph bridge
- Llangollen: King’s Bridge, Berwyn
- Llantysilio: Canal water-meter hut
- Llangollen: Wharf
- Llantysilio: Chain bridge
- Llantysilio: The Horseshoe Falls
- Llantysilio: Canal-side limekilns
- Llangollen: Pentrefelin aqueduct
- Llangollen: Pentrefelin wharf
Flintshire
- Connah’s Quay: The Flintshire Bridge
- Deeside: Airbus wing jetty
- Flint: Remains of Flint Castle
- Hawarden: Shambles
- Holywell: Remains of Basingwerk Abbey
- Queensferry: Bascule bridge
- Shotton: Hawarden Bridge
- Talacre: Point of Ayr lighthouse
Gwynedd
- BANGOR
- BETHESDA
- BLAENAU FFESTINIOG
- CAERNARFON
- LLANBERIS & DINORWIG
- LLŶN PENINSULA
- MEIRIONNYDD
- PORTHMADOG
Merthyr Tydfil
- Merthyr Tydfil: Pant rail station
- Merthyr Tydfil: Pontsticill rail station
- Merthyr Tydfil: railway station
- Merthyr Vale: railway station
Monmouthshire
- Abergavenny: Gorsedd stone circle
- Abergavenny: Norman castle
- Abergavenny: Royalist castle
- Abergavenny: Railway station
- Caldicot: The Prince of Wales Bridge
- Chepstow: Severn Bridge
- Gilwern: Canal embankment
- Gilwern: Canal wharves
- Gilwern: Limekilns
- Govilon: Former railway bridge
- Govilon: Llanwenarth Bridge
- Govilon: Wharf and warehouse
- Goytre: Wharf and limekilns
- Llanellen: Castle Turn and aqueduct
- Llanellen: Ochram Turn and aqueduct
- Llanfoist wharf
- Monmouth: Former Shambles
- Usk: Usk Castle remains
Neath Port Talbot
- Briton Ferry: Dock tower
- Neath: Bridge Street Bridge
- Neath: Castle remains
- Neath: Abbey ruins
- Neath: Neath Abbey ironworks remains
- Neath: Neath Abbey rail viaduct
- Neath: Railway station
- Port Talbot: Docks
Newport
- East Usk lighthouse
- Newport: Railway station
- Newport: Transporter Bridge
Pembrokeshire
- Abercastle: Carreg Samson burial chamber
- Carew: Carew Castle remains
- Fishguard: Local railway station
- Fishguard: Old wartime radar station
- Fishguard: Remains of Fishguard Fort
- Fishguard: Strumble Head lighthouse
- Haverfordwest: Castle remains
- Haverfordwest: Old Quay
- Pembroke: Pembroke Castle
- Pembroke: The Cleddau Bridge
- St Dogmaels: Remains of abbey
- Pembroke: Remains of East Blockhouse
- Tenby: Castle ruins & Albert Memorial
- Saundersfoot: Old railway tunnels
- Tenby: Harbour sluice
- Tenby: Railway station
- Trefin: Ruined slate-quarry buildings
- Preseli: Pentre Ifan cromlech
- Porthgain: Harbour & quarry hoppers
Powys
- Brecon: Brynich aqueduct
- Brecon: Brynich lock
- Brecon: Double-arch canal bridge
- Brecon: Newton weir
- Brecon: Usk Bridge
- Crickhowell: Crickhowell Bridge
- Crickhowell: Herons Rest Marina
- Llandrindod Wells: railway station
- Llangattock: Wharf and limekilns
- Llangynidr: canal aqueduct
- Llangynidr: locks and pond
- Llanymynech: Carreghofa locks
- Llanymynech: Llanymynech wharf
- Llanymynech: Vyrnwy aqueduct
- Machynlleth: Town Clock
- Machynlleth: railway station
- Newtown: railway station
- Talybont: Ashford canal tunnel
- Talybont: Canal drawbridge
- Talybont: Disused railway bridge
- Talybont: Limekilns
- Welshpool: Former hydro-electricity dam, Leighton Estate
- Welshpool: Llanfair Caereinion station
- Welshpool: Raven Square station
- Torpantau railway station
Rhondda Cynon Taf
- Aberdare: Railway station
- Pontypridd: Brunel’s skew bridge
- Pontypridd: Lido Ponty
- Pontypridd: Old bridge
- Pontypridd: Railway station
- Taff's Well: Station and tram-train depot
- Tonypandy: Railway station
Swansea
- City centre: Railway station
- City centre: Swansea Castle remains
- City centre: Swansea Market
- Gower: Arthur’s Stone or Maen Ceti
- Gower: Culver Hole wall, Port Eynon
- Gower: Penmaen Burrows burial chamber
- Gower: Pennard Castle ruins
- Gower: Port Eynon salt house ruins
- Gower: Weobley Castle ruins
- Swansea Valley: Clydach canal lock
- Waterfront: The Tawe barrage
- Waterfront: Girders of Slip Bridge
Torfaen
- Cwmbrân: Old ironworks railway bridge
- Cwmbrân: Railway station
- Govera: Skew-arch canal bridge, near Mamhilad
- Griffithstown: Former railway bridge
- Pontnewydd: Box Farm locks
- Pontnewydd: Cascades
- Pontnewydd: Nant Brân aqueduct
- Pontnewydd: Remains of lock-keeper’s cottage
- Pontrhydyrun: Cwmbrân Tunnel
- Pontymoile: Canal aqueduct
- Sebastopol: Canal Bridge 46
- Sebastopol: Solomon’s Bridge
Vale of Glamorgan
- Aberthaw: Remains of lime works
- Barry: Roman building remains, Cold Knap
- Barry Island: Railway station
- Llantwit Major: Bombed priest's house
- Penarth: Penarth Pier
- Rhoose: Cardiff Airport
Wrexham county borough
- Chirk: Aqueduct
- Chirk: Canal tunnel
- Chirk: Railway station
- Holt: Holt Castle remains
- Ruabon: Railway station
- Trevor & Cefn Mawr: Dry docks, Trevor basin
- Trevor & Cefn Mawr: Froncysyllte basin
- Trevor & Cefn Mawr: Pontcysyllte Aqueduct
- Wrexham: Racecourse stadium
- Wrexham: Soames brewery chimney
- Wrexham: Wrexham General station
- Wrexham: The Argyle Arch

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