A tour throughout South Wales and MonmouthshireBarber, J. T. (John Thomas)
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A tour throughout South Wales and Monmouthshire
Barber, J. T. (John Thomas)
Monmouthshire (Wales) -- Description and travel; Wales, South -- Description and travel
Castle—Excursion to Machen Place—Picturesque View from Christ
Church—Gold Cliff—Caerleon’s Antiquities—Encampments—Lord
Herbert of Cherbury—Lantarnam—Langibby Castle
CHAP. XIV.
Usk—Castle and Church—Excursion to Raglan—Elegant Ruins of 208
Raglan Castle—Views from the Devaudon—Roman Antiquities at
Caerwent—Tesselated Pavement
CHAP. XV.
Wentwood Forest—Excursion to the Castles of Dinham; Lanvair; 227
Striguil; Pencoed; and Penhow—comprising extensive Views from
the Pencamawr, &c.—Caldecot Castle—A Tale of other Times—New
Passage—Sudbrook Encampment—and Chapel—St. Pierre—Mathern
Palace—Moinscourt
CHAP. XVI.
Chepstow—Fine Scenery of its Vicinage—The Castle—Church, and 246
Bridge—Piercefield—Character of the late Mr. Morris
CHAP. XVII.
Tintern Abbey—Iron Works—Scenery of the Wye to Monmouth—Old 265
Tintern—Brook’s Weir—Landago—Redbrook
CHAP. XVIII.
Monmouth—Church, Priory, and Castle—The Kymin—Wonastow 279
House—Treowen—Troy House—Trelech—Perthir—Newcastle—Screnfrith
Castle—Grossmont Castle—John of Kent
CHAP. XIX.
Abbey of Grace-dieu—Sir David Gam—White Castle—Abergavenny 300
Hills—The Town, Cattle, and Church
CHAP. XX.
Werndee—Family Pride—Lanthony Abbey—Old Castle 312
CHAP. XXI.
Re-entrance of South Wales—Crickhowell—Tretower—Brecon Castle 323
and Priory—Road to Llandovery—Trecastle—Pass of
Cwm-dur—Llandovery Castle—Road from Brecon to
Hereford—Brunlyss Castle—Female Vengeance—Hay—Clifford Castle
CHAP. XXII.
Bualt—Prince Llewelyn—Rhayder-gowy—Caractacus’s Camp—Offa’s 335
Dyke—Knighton—Presteign—Old and New Radnor—Llandrindod Wells
CHAP. XXIII.
Goodrich Castle and Priory—Wilton Castle—Scenery of the Wye 347
from Ross to Monmouth—Ross—Gloucester
ERRATA. {0}
Page 66, _for_ LAMPHEY CASTLE, _read_ LAMPHEY COURT.
68 and 80, _for_ Habberston, _read_ Hubberston.
98, _after_ horizon, _read_ the sea.
131, _in the note_, _for_ Druslwyn, _read_ Gruslwyn.
DIRECTIONS FOR THE PLATES.
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