It was another Sunday, so we took off for sites in Glamorgan after church.
This is the day I knew my wife really loved me because she visited castles in the rain and was smiling!
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| Coity Castle in the rain. |
We visited both
Ogmore and
Coity Castles and my pics got a bit confused with the rain and all. These castles were built at the westernmost point of Norman holding stolen from the Welsh to keep the Welsh out.
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| Ogmore, Glamorganshire |
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| Ogmore was built to guard the ford to keep those wascally Welsh from rich, stolen, Norman lands in South Wales. |
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| Ogmore |
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| The ruins of Ogmore. Or Coity? |
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| A sheltered place to shoot at the Welsh in defense of Coity Castle |
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| There's something about fording a river with umbrellas that's just a bit odd |
The river is the Ewenny. Nearby, we visited Ewenny Priory and got out of the rain.
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"Parking" is obviously a stolen word from the Welsh original, "Parcio"
Might as well be Spanglish! |
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| Pretty sure that's St. Michael, the Archangel |
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Medieval monument from Ewenny
It appears to be a sprouting Celtic cross |
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| Medieval tiles at Ewenny |
And we stumbled upon secret gardens.
The sign said so,
With much rain comes much beauty.
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| Orchids! growing along the wall at Ewenny |
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