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May 24, 2025

Rainforest foray in Pembs

Near Little Haven, the Wales Coast Path passes a Celtic Rainforest where the trees are festooned with rare lichens. Now a HistoryPoints QR code is on hand to explain why this ancient natural habitat at Goultrop Roads still thrives, and that ...

the name Goultrop could signify that wild boars roamed the coastal slopes long ago. The QR code is near the small car park at Strawberry Hill, south west of Little Haven. You can also see the information and photos by clicking here

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Warehouse sketches revealed

Jun 14, 2025

On walls in Cardigan’s former Bridge Warehouse are Victorian pencil sketches of sailing ships and calculations of sail and rope dimensions. There’s no public access to them, but now you can scan a HistoryPoints QR code to see …

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An ancient row in Wrexham

Jun 7, 2025

A single-storey row of shops in Wrexham city centre has survived centuries of change, evidenced by the taller buildings all around. The building in Chester Street was probably built in the 17th century as workshops and has been ...

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Ebbw Vale's good cause-way

May 31, 2025

Ebbw Vale's 18th-century ironmasters did future generations a favour when they built a causeway to carry iron ore from one side of the valley to their furnaces on the other. Horses hauled the ore on a tramway and the level ...

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