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This picture, taken from St Peter's churchyard, gives you
some idea of the isolation of some of the dwellings near Blaenafon. Just imagine
that mountain covered with snow! The Coety is bleak and barren these days, having
had its forests removed long ago to provide the charcoal and wood required for
the early iron furnaces and forges. Elsewhere at Cwmafon as shown earlier and
notably in the next valley near Cwmcarn, efforts have been made over the years
to replant the mountains with rapidly growing evergreens, but it can give an alien
'alpine' feel. I personally prefer the moor, although it does allow a bitingly
cold wind free rein across the town. |
