Shoreline Posted byCalmgroveNovember 5, 2021Posted inlandscapeTags:Cardiff, Penarth, perspective, pier, vista, water Penarth, near Cardiff, from the pier Share this: Share on X (Opens in new window) X Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Like Loading... Related Published by Calmgrove Book review blogger and piano accompanist View more posts
Not as far as I know. Are you thinking perhaps of Pennard Castle on the Gower? LikeLiked by 1 person Reply
“Pen-” in Welsh meaning ‘head’ (as in Pendragon) or indeed ‘end’ (as in Pen-y-Bont, Bridgend)… Penarth = Bear’s Head, Penrice could be Pen-rhys (from the male name Rhys) or Pen-rhos, Moor-End. Confusingly, Pennard was also spelt Pennarth in the past. LikeLiked by 1 person
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Penarth…isn’t there a castle there?
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Not as far as I know. Are you thinking perhaps of Pennard Castle on the Gower?
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Ah, yes!
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Pennard and Penrice….
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“Pen-” in Welsh meaning ‘head’ (as in Pendragon) or indeed ‘end’ (as in Pen-y-Bont, Bridgend)…
Penarth = Bear’s Head, Penrice could be Pen-rhys (from the male name Rhys) or Pen-rhos, Moor-End.
Confusingly, Pennard was also spelt Pennarth in the past.
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That might be where I was getting it from
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