Maenclochog
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Maenclochog is a small village
in Pembrokeshire
, south-west Wales
. It lies at the south of the Preseli Hills
, about one mile southeast of the village of Rosebush
.
Researchers believe to have found the remains of a 13th Century castle
at Maenclochog. The village was served by The Maenclochog Railway formally known as the Narberth Road and Maenclochog Railway
which ran from Clynderwyn on the Great Western Railway via Maenclochog to Rosebush. The tunnel just outside Maenclochog achieved fame during the war when it was used as a testing site for bombs by Barnes Wallis
, creator of the 'bouncing bomb'.
Village
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet with the population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand , Though often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighbourhoods, such as the West Village in Manhattan, New...
in Pembrokeshire
Pembrokeshire
Pembrokeshire is a county in the south west of Wales. It borders Carmarthenshire to the east and Ceredigion to the north east. The county town is Haverfordwest where Pembrokeshire County Council is headquartered....
, south-west Wales
Wales
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
. It lies at the south of the Preseli Hills
Preseli Hills
The Preseli Hills or Preseli Mountains are a range of hills in north Pembrokeshire, West Wales...
, about one mile southeast of the village of Rosebush
Rosebush
Rosebush may refer to:* The rose plant* Rosebush, Pembrokeshire, Wales* Rosebush, Michigan, United States...
.
Researchers believe to have found the remains of a 13th Century castle
Castle
A castle is a type of fortified structure built in Europe and the Middle East during the Middle Ages by European nobility. Scholars debate the scope of the word castle, but usually consider it to be the private fortified residence of a lord or noble...
at Maenclochog. The village was served by The Maenclochog Railway formally known as the Narberth Road and Maenclochog Railway
Narberth Road and Maenclochog Railway
The Narberth Road and Maenclochog Railway was a Welsh light railway company in Pembrokeshire. Services started in January 1876.The long line ran from Clynderwen on the Great Western Railway via Maenclochog to Rosebush in the Preseli Mountains...
which ran from Clynderwyn on the Great Western Railway via Maenclochog to Rosebush. The tunnel just outside Maenclochog achieved fame during the war when it was used as a testing site for bombs by Barnes Wallis
Barnes Wallis
Sir Barnes Neville Wallis, CBE FRS, RDI, FRAeS , was an English scientist, engineer and inventor. He is best known for inventing the bouncing bomb used by the RAF in Operation Chastise to attack the dams of the Ruhr Valley during World War II...
, creator of the 'bouncing bomb'.