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'Columbarium (dovecot)' Taken on my walk in my hom

'Columbarium (dovecot)' Taken on my walk in my hometown of Llantwit Major today.

Located near the Gatehouse in llantwit Major. These are the only surviving buildings from the Grange belonging to Tewkesbury Abbey. The abbey had been given the land, shortly before he died, by Robert Fitzhamon, Earl of Gloucester and first Norman Lord of Glamorgan. The grange was run by lay brethren and the revenues remitted to Tewkesbury. The Gatehouse, which dates from the fourteenth century, was the main entrance into the farm complex and may have served as the Bailiff’s dwelling or guest house. The archway, though blocked up, is clearly visible and the height of the gable walls suggest that the building was once thatched.

The dovecot dates from the same period. Doves and pigeons were not only a source of food during winter time, their feathers were also used in pillows etc, and their droppings were spread on the land as manure. The circular form of the building enabled the maximum number of nesting places to be constructed in the walls and internal wooden platforms were usually included to give easy access to collect eggs.
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#valeofglamorgan
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Sheep/Ram on the headland at Llangennith pre-lockd

Sheep/Ram on the headland at Llangennith pre-lockdown.

While originally all rams had horns, sheep can have horns or not, depending upon their breed, sex, and genetics.

Sex and breed

In some sheep breeds, both sexes are horned. In other breeds, only the rams have horns. Some sheep breeds have both a horned and polled (non-horned) strain.

The male sex hormone also plays an important role in horn development, as rams usually have larger, more striking horns than ewes, especially in breeds in which only the male is horned. When neither sex is horned, the breed is said to be polled or naturally hornless. Partial or undeveloped horns are called scurs.
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#cymru
#discoverwales
#llangennith
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#hillhead
#gower
#thegower
#welshlandscape
#welshseascape
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#caravanpark
#beachholiday
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#swansea
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Llangennith Caravans (Pre-lockdown) . . . . . .

Llangennith Caravans

(Pre-lockdown)
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#wales
#cymru
#discoverwales
#llangennith
#rhossili
#rhossilibay
#hillhead
#gower
#thegower
#welshlandscape
#welshseascape
#caravans
#caravanpark
#beachholiday
#nationaltrustrhosili
#swansea
#ramblers
#walesramblers
#welshcoast

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