Showing posts with label volcanic. Show all posts
Showing posts with label volcanic. Show all posts

Friday, July 27, 2018

Parys Mountain

People have mined the metals harboured within Parys Mountain since the  Bronze Age. The mineral had spewed out of a volcano that formed this ppart of Wales and, certainly, it does feel like walking around a crater. A mass of copper ore was discovered there in the late 1760s leading to large scale mining.  It became known as the ‘Copper Kingdom’. 

The Parys Mountain Windmilll was built in 1878 by Captain Hughes in order to supplement power from an adjacent steam engine. The power was used to assist pumping water from the Parys Mountain workings, but also to power lifting machinery for both the miners and the ore in the Cairns shaft. The windmill was closed in 1904, when working at the mined ceased.


Monday, February 20, 2017

Black Sands Iceland

On our journey back to Reykjavik, we stopped a couple of times on the volcanic plains to photograph the grasses and other vegetation that cling to life there. Quick edits but gives an idea of the scenes - the weather was sombre, grey and rainy, to go with the surroundings



Ann Miles Photography - My Favourite Images of the Past10 years or so