A family Boxing Day walk took us back to the Coastal Path again. Starting at the roundabout just outside Newborough, we followed the path towards Afon Braint.
The stepping stones across the river, close to its mouth, are quite remarkable in being so straight, flat and evenly spaced. Crossing close to high tide made it more dramatic than most of the pictures we had seen.
It was a good job we had the guidebook with us for parts of this walk, for there were times when we were unsure whether this really was the Coastal Path. It was more muddy than coastal.At last we reached the beach just before Tal-y-Foel. The geological map here refers to 'Glacial Gravels on Red Measures' and both could clearly be seen in the eroded cliff.
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Do you know when these stones where placed here? Am very interested as to how they where placed there. Many thanks.
No, I'm afraid not.
Beggs (see Progress (2) and a new book) says of these, "Who knows which forgotten hero sourced the limestone, quarried the blocks, transported them and then lifted them into position? Although not quite on the same scale as Telford's crossing, this was no mean achievement."
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