. The earth and its inhabitants .. . Saundersfoot, a couple ofmiles to the north, has collieries and iron works. CAEMARTHENSHIEE—GLAMOEGANSHIEE. 69 Carmarthen (Caerfyrddin) is for the most part drained by the Towey andTaf, and that portion of the county which lies to the north, along the left bankof the Teifi, is of small extent. The coast is low, and in places marshy, whilst theinterior is hilly, or even mountainous, the hills being intersected by productivevalleys and wooded glens. Carmarthen Van (2,596 feet), a summit of the BlackMountains, is the highest point in the county. Coal and iron
. The earth and its inhabitants .. . Saundersfoot, a couple ofmiles to the north, has collieries and iron works. CAEMARTHENSHIEE—GLAMOEGANSHIEE. 69 Carmarthen (Caerfyrddin) is for the most part drained by the Towey andTaf, and that portion of the county which lies to the north, along the left bankof the Teifi, is of small extent. The coast is low, and in places marshy, whilst theinterior is hilly, or even mountainous, the hills being intersected by productivevalleys and wooded glens. Carmarthen Van (2,596 feet), a summit of the BlackMountains, is the highest point in the county. Coal and iron are found, andthere are iron works, iron-mills, copper-mills, tin works, and other manufacturingestablishments. Laugharne (pronounced Lame), on the west bank of the Taf, is a decayed town,with a small port and some trade in butter and corn. >SV. Clears, higher up onthe same river, has partly usurped its trade. Carmarthen, the county town and reputed birthplace of Merlin, the Welsh Fig. 37-—The Worms Head : Peninsula of magician, is seated upon the Lower Towey, 9 miles above its mouth in Carmar-then Bay. It is a picturesque town, with irregular and steep streets. Sir RichardSteele, the essayist, lies buried in its ancient parish church. Tin and iron worksare near it. AhergiciUi, with the palace of the Bishop of St. Davids and MerlinsHill, is in its neighbourhood. Higher up on the Towey are Llandilofaicr, a markettown, with collieries and marble quarries, and Llandovery. Llanelly, on Burry Inlet, is the principal seaport of the county. It depends ina large measure upon the Cambrian Copper Works, its tin works, and somecollieries. Penihrey, at the mouth of Burry Inlet, has copper smelting works anda small harbour. Kiduelly, to the north of it, lies on a silted-up harbour, and ismainly dependent upon its tin-plate works. Glamorganshire (Morganwg) is the most southerly county in Wales. Itsnorthern part is hilly, but none of its hills attain a height of 2,000 feet, whi
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