Porth Coch Mawr
Bay in Pembrokeshire
Wales
Porth Coch Mawr
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Porth Coch Mawr Images
Images are sourced within 2km of 51.869991/-5.2707864 or Grid Reference SM7424. Thanks to Geograph Open Source API. All images are credited.
A half-octagonal doorway
In the Bishop's Palace, which was put up by Henry de Gower, a former fellow of Merton College, Oxford and Bishop of St. David's. The only similar mediaeval doorway in Britain is at Berkeley Castle.
Country road near St David's
View of the narrow country road heading for Trevinert from St David's, near Ysgol Dewi Sant.
St David's Cathedral
St David's Cathedral is built on the site of St David's 6th century monastery.
In 1123, Pope Calixtus II bestowed a Papal “Privilege” upon St David's, making it a centre of pilgrimage for the Western World, the Pope decreed that “Two pilgrimages to St David's is equal to one to Rome, and three pilgrimages equal to one to Jerusalem!”. In response to the need for a larger cathedral, the present building was begun in 1181 and completed soon after but much of it was badly damaged by Parliamentary forces during the Civil War.
The West Front was restored by John Nash in 1793 but as this proved unstable, the whole building was restored by George Gilbert Scott between 1862-70. Further parts of the cathedral were subject to restorations in the 20th century.
Link
– St David’s Cathedral website
– St David’s Cathedral website
St David's Cathedral.
St David's Cathedral is built on the site of St David's 6th century monastery.
In 1123, Pope Calixtus II bestowed a Papal “Privilege” upon St David's, making it a centre of pilgrimage for the Western World, the Pope decreed that “Two pilgrimages to St David's is equal to one to Rome, and three pilgrimages equal to one to Jerusalem!”. In response to the need for a larger cathedral, the present building was begun in 1181 and completed soon after but much of it was badly damaged by Parliamentary forces during the Civil War.
The West Front was restored by John Nash in 1793 but as this proved unstable, the whole building was restored by George Gilbert Scott between 1862-70. Further parts of the cathedral were subject to restorations in the 20th century.
Link – St David’s Cathedral website
– St David’s Cathedral website
St David's Cathedral
St David's Cathedral is built on the site of St David's 6th century monastery.
In 1123, Pope Calixtus II bestowed a Papal “Privilege” upon St David's, making it a centre of pilgrimage for the Western World, the Pope decreed that “Two pilgrimages to St David's is equal to one to Rome, and three pilgrimages equal to one to Jerusalem!”. In response to the need for a larger cathedral, the present building was begun in 1181 and completed soon after but much of it was badly damaged by Parliamentary forces during the Civil War.
The West Front was restored by John Nash in 1793 but as this proved unstable, the whole building was restored by George Gilbert Scott between 1862-70. Further parts of the cathedral were subject to restorations in the 20th century.
Link – St David’s Cathedral website
– St David’s Cathedral website
St David's Cathedral Gatehouse
St David's Cathedral is built on the site of St David's 6th century monastery.
In 1123, Pope Calixtus II bestowed a Papal “Privilege” upon St David's, making it a centre of pilgrimage for the Western World, the Pope decreed that “Two pilgrimages to St David's is equal to one to Rome, and three pilgrimages equal to one to Jerusalem!”. In response to the need for a larger cathedral, the present building was begun in 1181 and completed soon after but much of it was badly damaged by Parliamentary forces during the Civil War.
The West Front was restored by John Nash in 1793 but as this proved unstable, the whole building was restored by George Gilbert Scott between 1862-70. Further parts of the cathedral were subject to restorations in the 20th century.
Link – St David’s Cathedral website
– St David’s Cathedral website
Bishop's Palace, St Davids
The imposing ruins of The Bishop's Palace stand next to St David's Cathedral in the tiny city of St Davids in Wales. The palace, as it now stands, was largely the work of Bishop Henry de Gower in the first half of the fourteenth century.
By the middle ages, unlike the frugal Saint David who founded the monastery here in the 6th century, the bishops of St David’s enjoyed all the trapping of wealth and influence. The most obvious symbol of their status was this great palace, unequalled anywhere else in Wales. The building's enduring grandeur, even after centuries of neglect, still conveys the affluence and power of the medieval church.
Link - Sacred Destinations
- Sacred Destinations
Bishop's Palace Grounds
The western wall around the grounds of SM7525 : Bishop's Palace, St Davids.
River Alun
The ford in the river, between SM7525 : St David's Cathedral and SM7525 : Bishop's Palace, St Davids.
Bishops Palace Courtyard
The imposing ruins of The Bishop's Palace stand next to St David's Cathedral in the tiny city of St Davids in Wales. The palace, as it now stands, was largely the work of Bishop Henry de Gower in the first half of the fourteenth century.
By the middle ages, unlike the frugal Saint David who founded the monastery here in the 6th century, the bishops of St David’s enjoyed all the trapping of wealth and influence. The most obvious symbol of their status was this great palace, unequalled anywhere else in Wales. The building's enduring grandeur, even after centuries of neglect, still conveys the affluence and power of the medieval church.
Link - Sacred Destinations
- Sacred Destinations
St David's Cathedral
Approaching the cathedral from the north.
St David's Cathedral is built on the site of St David's 6th century monastery.
In 1123, Pope Calixtus II bestowed a Papal “Privilege” upon St David's, making it a centre of pilgrimage for the Western World, the Pope decreed that “Two pilgrimages to St David's is equal to one to Rome, and three pilgrimages equal to one to Jerusalem!”. In response to the need for a larger cathedral, the present building was begun in 1181 and completed soon after but much of it was badly damaged by Parliamentary forces during the Civil War.
The West Front was restored by John Nash in 1793 but as this proved unstable, the whole building was restored by George Gilbert Scott between 1862-70. Further parts of the cathedral were subject to restorations in the 20th century.
Link – St David’s Cathedral website
– St David’s Cathedral website
St David's Cathedral
The west wall of the cathedral, viewed from SM7525 : Bishop's Palace, St Davids.
St David's Cathedral is built on the site of St David's 6th century monastery.
In 1123, Pope Calixtus II bestowed a Papal “Privilege” upon St David's, making it a centre of pilgrimage for the Western World, the Pope decreed that “Two pilgrimages to St David's is equal to one to Rome, and three pilgrimages equal to one to Jerusalem!”. In response to the need for a larger cathedral, the present building was begun in 1181 and completed soon after but much of it was badly damaged by Parliamentary forces during the Civil War.
The West Front was restored by John Nash in 1793 but as this proved unstable, the whole building was restored by George Gilbert Scott between 1862-70. Further parts of the cathedral were subject to restorations in the 20th century.
Link – St David’s Cathedral website
– St David’s Cathedral website
The Bishop's Palace
The imposing ruins of The Bishop's Palace stand next to St David's Cathedral in the tiny city of St Davids in Wales. The palace, as it now stands, was largely the work of Bishop Henry de Gower in the first half of the fourteenth century.
By the middle ages, unlike the frugal Saint David who founded the monastery here in the 6th century, the bishops of St David’s enjoyed all the trapping of wealth and influence. The most obvious symbol of their status was this great palace, unequalled anywhere else in Wales. The building's enduring grandeur, even after centuries of neglect, still conveys the affluence and power of the medieval church.
Link - Sacred Destinations
- Sacred Destinations
Track Near The Bishop's Palace
The track to the north east of SM7525 : Bishop's Palace, St Davids.
Porth Coch Mawr is located at Grid Ref: SM7424 (Lat: 51.869991, Lng: -5.2707864)
Unitary Authority: Pembrokeshire
Police Authority: Dyfed Powys
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Nearby Amenities
Located within 500m of 51.869991,-5.2707864St Non's Well
Description: This well is said to have sprung up during a thunderstorm when St David was born about 500 AD. Its waters are reputed to cure infirmities.
Natural: spring
Wikidata: Q17743367
Lat/Long: 51.8724442/-5.2683465
Bus Stop
St Non's
Bus: yes
Public Transport: platform
Lat/Long: 51.872793/-5.2674591
Historic: memorial
Inscription: Ancient Monument
St Non's Well
This well is said to have sprung up during a thunderstorm when St David was born about 500 AD. Its waters are reputed to cure infirmities.
Memorial: plaque
Wikimedia Commons: File:Explanatory sign at St Nons Well - geograph.org.uk - 1525164.jpg
Lat/Long: 51.8724509/-5.2683673
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