TENBY CASTLE,
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u Terra h®c triticea est marinis pUcibus, vino que venali copiose referta; et quod omnibus preestat, ex Hiberniaoonii^n aeris salubritate temperata."— Gyraldua.
so justly celebrated in the present day as a delightfulwatering-place, possesses in its traditions and antiquities manyfeatures of deep interest to the archaeologist; and although notselected as a subject of special illustration in this work, it isfully entitled to the admiration of the tourist—whether in searchof health, the gray landmarks of History, or studying the
picturesque face of Nature in one of her most delightful aspects. Part of its
buildings occupy the crest of an almost insulated tongue of land projecting into
the sea; others slope down gradually to the harbour at its foot; while the
“ Nothing,” to quote the words of a late sketch,* “ can be prettier than its little
bay, encircled with rocks of romantic unusual form, and beautiful wann richcolouring, in some places overhung with wood, more crystalline than theemerald sea which washes their base, or more white and firm than the rim ofsand which encircles it. In addition to these, the expanse of sea is everywheremagnificent. Nothing can surpass the view from the highest part of the town,where it overlooks the busy little Harbour—the Castle —the Bay , with CaldyIsland ; the black Rocks of Giltar Point—the distant Mountains of Carmarthen-shire—and the Peninsula of Gower, with its conspicuous and fantastic termina-tion—the Worm’s Head Promontory.
“ To these natural beauties must be added the mingling of old-world relicswith its modem buildings ; traces of towers and fortifications, antiquated backstreets, and crumbling fragments of the Castle , hanging over the verge of itssea-beaten rock. But a still greater recommendation to ordinary visitors is theextreme purity and softness of the air, the neatness and cleanliness of the streets,