16:34 The standing stone is known as Carreg Bica, and dates back to the Bronze Age. There's a local legend that, every Easter, the stone goes for a sneaky swim in the River Neath. I used to go on walks to Carreg Bica with my dad when I was a kid, but I never managed to catch it swimming ;) 15:18 This Drymau/Dryma thing got me thinking! It's quite common, even among Welsh speakers, to drop the "-au" sound in colloquial speech. For example, the nearby village of Tonnau ("Tonna"), Caerau ("Caera") and Beddau ("Bedda"). This habit isn't limited to S Wales, as North Walians will say "Hen wlad fy nhada" for "Hen wlad fy nhadau", and "Banna" for "Bannau". I could come up with many other examples, but I guess those will do :)
Yes, the stones going for a walk to the water also comes up about St Lythans in the Vales of Glamorgan. Oliver who was with me, did tell me about its name and age but the sound was too bad to include because of the wind and rain. Thanks for the info about the Welsh, cheers.
Amazing, passed thru Longford road so many time over the years and never knew there are 2 Waterfalls at the side of the road, there is another one near the Abbey, again, Thank you for letting us see what we have missed.
My wife has a painting of the abbey which one of her relatives painted in 1913 I believe it’s looking from the canal bridge approximately straight through the abbey towards the houses your friend pointed out ,in the background there’s a colliery it’s quite interesting Marcus .
@@marcuswalks yes it does Marcus a one of your subscribers has asked for a photo but I will get my daughter to do it as me and computers don’t mix thanks for your great films
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16:34 The standing stone is known as Carreg Bica, and dates back to the Bronze Age. There's a local legend that, every Easter, the stone goes for a sneaky swim in the River Neath. I used to go on walks to Carreg Bica with my dad when I was a kid, but I never managed to catch it swimming ;)
15:18 This Drymau/Dryma thing got me thinking! It's quite common, even among Welsh speakers, to drop the "-au" sound in colloquial speech. For example, the nearby village of Tonnau ("Tonna"), Caerau ("Caera") and Beddau ("Bedda"). This habit isn't limited to S Wales, as North Walians will say "Hen wlad fy nhada" for "Hen wlad fy nhadau", and "Banna" for "Bannau". I could come up with many other examples, but I guess those will do :)
Yes, the stones going for a walk to the water also comes up about St Lythans in the Vales of Glamorgan. Oliver who was with me, did tell me about its name and age but the sound was too bad to include because of the wind and rain. Thanks for the info about the Welsh, cheers.
Amazing, passed thru Longford road so many time over the years and never knew there are 2 Waterfalls at the side of the road, there is another one near the Abbey, again, Thank you for letting us see what we have missed.
Yes, it's amazing how close to the houses and the road they are.
Thanks both. We will go up there and have a wander.
Pick a dry day 👍
My wife has a painting of the abbey which one of her relatives painted in 1913 I believe it’s looking from the canal bridge approximately straight through the abbey towards the houses your friend pointed out ,in the background there’s a colliery it’s quite interesting Marcus .
Thanks for the info, yes, it probably looked very very different in 1913
@@marcuswalks yes it does Marcus a one of your subscribers has asked for a photo but I will get my daughter to do it as me and computers don’t mix thanks for your great films
@@johnmcdyer1573 Thanks, I will post it when on the channel.
@@marcuswalks if I had an email address I can send it from outlook I can do that but all I see on u tube is @ Marcuswalks I can’t send it to you
@@marcuswalks if you can give me your email address I’ll send it straight over Marcus