{164e} Saundersfoot Bay.—Borrow makes several allusions to Douglas. He
stayed there in 1855. The scene in descending the hill from Marros to
the shore at Amroth is indeed a noble one, and for picturesque beauty and
charm of colour the view can have few equals.
{164f} Now superseded by a cart-bridge.
{164g} A storm-beach.
{164h} Pont-y-terfyn: the bridge of the boundary. The little stream
crossed by the bridge divides Carmarthenshire from Pembrokeshire.
{164i} Borrow does not mention Amroth. Possibly the omission was due to
the state of the tide which, if near high-water, would keep him close up
to the storm-beach, and so curtail his view. This is corroborated by the
fact that he proceeded to Saundersfoot by road. Had he been able to walk
along the shore, he would have materially shortened his journey.
{164j} Picton Castle Hotel, kept in 1857 by a Mrs. Rees. The Inn is now
named Hean Castle Hotel.
{165a} Monkstone.
{165b} St. Catherine’s Rock. Borrow evidently confused this with St.
Margaret’s Island, off Caldy Island. The fort which now occupies the top
of St. Catherine’s Rock was not built till 1868.
{166a} Presumably Manorbier parish. We have not identified the
“half-way house”.
{166b} Lamphey.—Borrow probably thought the name to be a corruption of
Llanfair (St. Mary’s). The name is a corruption of Llanffydd (St.
Faith’s).
{166c} The proprietor of the Lion Inn in 1857 was a Mr. Jones. There is
no record of Borrow’s visit, nor is there at the lodge of Pembroke
Castle.
{166d} Pater battery (pronounced “Patter”), near Pembroke Dock. Borrow
appears to have crossed Milford Haven by boat (probably from Hobb’s
Point) to Neyland, and to have set out on foot _via_ Llanstadwell for
Milford; but whether he got as far as Milford that day is doubtful.
{166e} This is ambiguous. Dr. Knapp, in his transcript, suggests in an
insertion that Borrow returned to Milford. But there is no evidence that
he reached Milford on the 25th, and on studying the notes we conclude
that he retraced his steps to Pembroke, and stayed that night (Aug. 25th)
at The Lion. Unfortunately there is no record of his visit left at
Pembroke. Next day (the 26th) he probably crossed from Hobb’s Point
direct to Milford, though he does not say so.
{166f} Steynton, on the road between Milford and Haverfordwest.
{167a} Merlin’s Bridge, on the outskirts of Haverfordwest.
{167b} Merlin’s Hill.
{167c} River Daucleddau. The river at Haverfordwest is the Western
Cleddau; it joins the Eastern Cleddau about six miles below the town.
Both rivers then become known as Daucleddau or the two Cleddaus.
{167d} Borrow means Milford Haven; the swallowing capacities of the
Western Cleddau are small.
{167e} North-west.
{167f} Pelcomb Bridge.
{167g} Camrose parish.
{167h} Appropriately known as Tinker’s Back.
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