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Mar 5, 2022

Location learning in Laugharne

Young residents of Laugharne, Carmarthenshire, need to know their local geography better than most, to avoid being stumped during the three-yearly Common Walk around the boundary of the Laugharne lordship. The 37km walk is a 700-year-old tradition. Any ...

youngster who fails to identify a location along the route receives an unusual punishment on the spot, as you can read on your smartphone by scanning the HistoryPoints QR codes on the Wales Coast Path waymarker post near Brixtarw Farm. You can learn too about the farm's unusual name, dating from the 16th century or earlier. The information is also available by clicking here

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First comprehensive school

Apr 19, 2024

Rural Anglesey may seem an unlikely place to start overhauling the UK's education system, but if you use your phone to scan the new HistoryPoints QR codes outside Ysgol Syr Thomas Jones in Amwlch you'll discover that ...

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Discord at Nightingale Row

Apr 11, 2024

The lack of road access to Nightingale Row, near Cwmbrân, caused many problems for residents - including death. The 20 houses were built by an ironmaster and could only be reached via the towpath on the opposite side ...

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Shades of the 'Mary Celeste' in Aber

Apr 3, 2024

When Aberystwyth rescuers boarded a Spanish sailing ship, aground at Tanybwlch beach, in 1858 they were baffled to find that everything was still on board except the crew. Even the ship's cat and lifeboats were present. Now you can read ...

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