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August 18, 2022

Corner to Corner, Day 18: Caldicot to Hereford

https://www.cycling4charity.org.uk Unlike leaving Looe, the first 3 miles was actually cycling uphill. Rain threatened at 65% chance and apart from 2 mins faint spray, never materialised. Tired limbs with 15 miles to go. Wondrous Warmshowers hosting in evening. Chose this Barrett's Cycling touring in Wales and Chepstow.Travel route as both said full of natural beauty, and to guide direction to NE rather than N through hills along border, in order to overall achieve less climb and more variety of history - my view only, I stress!
Distance
53.5 mi
Elev Gain
4,262 ft
Time
6h 18m
1907 Grade II listed Newton Lodge in Shirenewton in Arts and Crafts Movement style. https://cadwpublic-api.azurewebsites.net/reports/listedbuilding/FullReport?lang=en\u0026id=24576 Not retrieved explanation for the "L".
River Severn
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Usk Prison, opened 1844. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HM_Prison_Usk
Priory church of St Mary's, built from 12th century onwards. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Priory_Church_of_St_Mary,_Usk Part of the Church in Wales. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Church_in_Wales
Llancayo Windmill, visible when leaving Usk. https://www.llancayowindmill.com
One side of the road by a farm
Other side of the unnamed road,
I thought this was a unique bus shelter. It is a memorial fountain: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Memorial_fountain_and_post_box_at_Bettws_Newydd_-_geograph.org.uk_-_780339.jpg in Betts's Newydd: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bettws_Newydd
Hills around us
Apprehensive that we were approaching 1594ft /486m high Ysgyryd Fair. It was only in Scotland that I realised that, generally, routes go in valleys and not over the top of hills! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ysgyryd_Fawr
Beside Ysgyryd Fair
To our left/west. Th one to the right has text cut in it.
Protest against?? Google Translate translates "dawetodd" as "he fell silent".
Same hillside image in a wider environment
Hills we fortunately did not climb!
Looking back to 1594ft / 486m high Ysgyryd Fair. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ysgyryd_Fawr
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In unnamed Grosmont road approaching the B4347, which we alas reach north of Grosmont Castle which is not on route
Goodbye to Monmouthshire and Wales, with Mill Farm in the background
Hello to Kentchurch, in Herefordshire, England via this bridge over the River Monnow / Afon Mynwy. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/River_Monnow
It was at this point, on the 11th day of using the road bicycles, that Lorraine's pannier's bottom stay came loose and she made a repair.
Church of St Mary and St David, Kilpeck. Could only record the outside such was our schedule! Built around 1140. Grade I listed. Described as "one of the most perfect Norman churches in England". https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Church_of_St_Mary_and_St_David,_Kilpeck
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