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St Peter's Cave, Chepstow
St Peter's Cave is a natural opening in the base of the limestone of Hardwick Cliff, below Bulwarks Camp and above the mean high-water mark on the River Wye in Chepstow. It is potentially the site of the earliest discovered evidence of human occupation in this part of the lower Wye Valley. It is a scheduled monument. Nomenclature It's unclear where the modern name came from; in the late 19th century, it was referred to in local newspapers as "Salt Peter's Hole" so it was possibly misheard later, but even in the 19th century the provenance of 'Salt Peter' - with the obvious suggestion of the gunpowder ingredient - was queried. Another cave, said to be high up a cliff by Chepstow Castle, was referred to as St Peter's Cave in 1981. Geology The cave at its last-reported length is within Llanelly Formation limestone, Dolomite (rock), dolomitised and close to Gully Oolite Formation limestone (crease limestone) and Pembroke Limestone Group, Black Rock Limestone a few tens of metres no ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monmouth (National Assembly For Wales Constituency)
Monmouth () is a constituency of the Senedd. It elects one Member of the Senedd by the first past the post method of election. It is also one of eight constituencies in the South Wales East electoral region, which elects four additional members, in addition to eight constituency members, to produce a degree of proportional representation for the region as a whole. Boundaries The constituency was created for the first election to the Assembly, in 1999, with the name and boundaries of the Monmouth UK Parliament constituency. The other seven constituencies of the South Wales East electoral region are Blaenau Gwent, Caerphilly, Islwyn, Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney, Newport East, Newport West and Torfaen. Voting In general elections for the Senedd, each voter has two votes. The first vote may be used to vote for a candidate to become the Member of the Senedd for the voter's constituency, elected by the first past the post system. The second vote may be used to vote for a re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
