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Jan 19, 2013

This ancient tree will amaze yew

The centre of a yew in Llangernyw was an ideal place for an oil tank, until experts said the tree was 4,000 years ...

old. Then the oil tank was swiftly removed from the area between the surviving trunks where the original wood grew, thousands of years ago. The tree still thrives in St Digain's churchyard, pre-dating the life of Christ by an estimated 2,000 years or so. When you visit Llangernyw, in Conwy county borough, scan the HistoryPoints QR codes near the tree to read about this astonishing plant. Details are here

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Porthgain's steam railway

Oct 2, 2024

Today Porthgain is a rural Pembrokeshire idyll, so walkers on the coast path may be surprised when they scan new HistoryPoints QR codes which reveal the extent of the steam railway that once served a granite quarry. Before the first steam ...

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Llanengan's isolated chimney

Sep 24, 2024

The tall chimney which stands in isolation on a hill above Llanengan, near Abersoch, may puzzle some visitors, but now you can scan HistoryPoints QR codes nearby to discover that it was built for a Victorian lead mine which had a steam-powered ...

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Walnut Tree Junction resurrected

Sep 16, 2024

Taff’s Well railway station was called Walnut Tree Junction from 1858, and now the name has been revived by a café. The southern area of Taff’s Well was known as Walnut Tree long before …

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