. The earth and its inhabitants .. . Its associations are altogetherEnglish, In its castle, now a ruin, wasborn Henry V., the victor of of Monmouth, whose Latin Chro-nicles Shakspere made use of, was a nativeof the town. The Wye, between Monmouthand Chepstow, is renowned for its scenery,presenting an alternation of meadow lands,steep cliffs, and woods descending to the waters edge. The ruins of Tintern Ahhcylie about half-way between the two. Chejjstoiv (Aberwye), near the mouth of theriver, is a port of some importance. Its castle, on a formidable cliff overhangingthe river
. The earth and its inhabitants .. . Its associations are altogetherEnglish, In its castle, now a ruin, wasborn Henry V., the victor of of Monmouth, whose Latin Chro-nicles Shakspere made use of, was a nativeof the town. The Wye, between Monmouthand Chepstow, is renowned for its scenery,presenting an alternation of meadow lands,steep cliffs, and woods descending to the waters edge. The ruins of Tintern Ahhcylie about half-way between the two. Chejjstoiv (Aberwye), near the mouth of theriver, is a port of some importance. Its castle, on a formidable cliff overhangingthe river, was captured by Cromwell, and is now a picturesque ruin. Breckxockshike (Brycheiniog) is an inland county, comprising the upperbasin of the Usk as well as the western slope of the Upper Wye. The BlackMountains, which in the Brecknock Beacons attain a height of 2,910 feet, riseboldly to the south of the Usk, whilst the north is filled with the wooded rangeof the Mynydd Epynt and other lofty hills. The arable land is of limited112. Scale 1 : 143,000. 1 Mile. 74 THE BEITISH ISLES. extent, but sheep farming and tte rearing of cattle are of importance. Coal andiron abound in tbe south. Welsh is still the language of the majority, but islosing its hold upon the inhabitants. Brecknock, or Brecon, on the Usk, centrally situated, is the county town. Inthe neighbourhood of Llanelly, near the Usk, not far from the boundary ofMonmouthshire, are the Clydach iron works. Brymnawr, another town noted forits iron works and collieries, lies to the south-west, on the Upper Ebwy, whilstYnyscedtcin and Ystalyfera are situate in the extreme south-west, on the UpperTawe, and virtually belong to the vast manufacturing district depending uponSwansea. Say and Builth, the latter a curious old place, with narrow, tortuous streets,are the only remarkable towns on the Wye. Kadnorshire (Maesyfed) is an inland county, covered almost wholly withdesolate moorlands, and very sparsely peopled. The Wye, which wa
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