Papurau Newydd Cymru

Chwiliwch 15 miliwn o erthyglau papurau newydd Cymru

Cuddio Rhestr Erthyglau

7 erthygl ar y dudalen hon

rJ THE BARNLAKE RIGHT-OF-WAY!

MILFORD HAVEN.!

SAINT DAVID'S. »,

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Rhannu

SAINT DAVID'S. », DISCOVERY OF ANCIENT SKELETONS.—The storm of ast week having abated, the sea consequently has made no further encroachment, therefore no more skeletons have beer brought to light at White Sand Bay. At the same time it may be interesting to know that many years ago, and in proximity to where the pre- sent bones were found, some workmen while digging came across a grave containing a stone coffin within which was a human akeleton, a gold ring being found entombed as well. This coincidence goes far to prove the reasonableness of a surmise that such a find might lead to the discovery of the Roman Station Mene- pia' which the various historians allow to be near spot where the remains were found, and probably not so greatly overwhelmed by blown sand. That high standard work, 'The History 'and Antiquities of St. David's,' (by Messrs Jones & Freeman,) treating of the Menepian site, states, at a point where there are foundations of a rough wall and large surface stones, bearing south by west, at either end it is lost in the sand, but at a short distance to the north it emerges ngain and continues 52 feet in a direction nearly S.S.W., and further south there are faint traces of an old well at the bottom of asand pit. The orientation of the human remains recently found were N.E. by S.W., but that does not necessarily show disregard to position in burial, or rather no organised burial.' The authority already quoted, says 'St. Patrick's Chapel, northern end of White Sand Bay, had its orientation East by South.' This may have some bearing on the position assigned as stated above. Further research may also bring to light the still more ancient town of Mwnyw, so closely connected in history with the name of David, the patron Saint of Wales, which according to one historian 'not far from here Porthnpawr (as anciently White Sand was named) stood Mynyw."—(Ray's Itineraries, p. 239.)

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