This week, Llwybyr yr Arfordir go on a journey between Abereiddi and Dinas.
Elinor Gwyn goes to the old Abereiddi slate quarry, near St David’s. The quarry opened in 1840 but the quarry had to close in 1904 because the slate wasn’t good enough.
Sixteen people lived in Abereiddi in 1851 and a lot of them came from the north. But, in 1938, there was a storm and the village went under the water.
Elinor Gwyn talks to Carol Owen who works in the National Park. Today a lot of people come to the old quarry harbour to do things like coasteering.
Damien Walfod Davies goes to the Abercastell area to see a burial chamber called Carreg Samson (Samson’s Stone). Samson was a saint and there’s an interesting story about Samson and the burial chamber. When Samson lifted the burial chamber he broke his little finger. The story says that Samson’s finger is in the burial chamber and the chamber in the area is called Bedd Bys Samson! (Samson’s Finger’s Grave)
Damien also goes to see St Gwyndaf’s Church in Llanwnda. When they renewed the church in 1881, they saw six very old stones. Today you can see the stones in the church walls. There’s a cross on four of the stones and on one stone there’s a face.
Elinor talks to Edward and Hedydd Hughes about the buildings in the area. They’ve renewed old buildings to look like an old cottage.
Jon Gower goes to Fishguard. The English name comes from a Viking name for a place to catch fish.
Near Fishguard is the little village of Little Newcastle, the home of Bartholomew Roberts (1682 – 1722). When he was young he went to work as a ‘mate’ on a ship carrying slaves. After growing, Bartholomew was a ship’s captain. He was the famous pirate Barti Ddu (Black Bart).
Jon Gower goes to Picton Castle to talk to Wyn Jones about Barti Ddu and the history of Wales and slaves. In 1755 a little 5 year old slave called Cesar came to live with Sir John Phillipps and his family in the castle. Cesar became a part of the family and after growing up , he was a very rich man.
