Down this road came the Scottish Soldiers.
At this place under the escarpment high to the right (see picture below) , they met with fierce resistence from Workers firing muskets and rolling rocks down upon the British Troops, retreat they did but for a while. Then continued on to Cefn Coed y Cymmer where they were greeted by Women who followed them into Merthyr to the sound of their 'Rough Music'.
In Merthyr, the soldiers occupied the Castle Inn to defend the Towns Iron Masters and Petite bourgeoisie lackeys, from this Inn on 3 June 1831 they fired on workers and people killing at least 26 - This was the 'Merthyr Massacre' for which there is no memorial, no plaque, no mural and now no Castle Inn remains to remind of this tragic event in Welsh Working Class Interest. Other than the annual tribute made at Plas 3 Mehefin 1831 by Red Remembrancer - Cymdeithas Lewsyn yr Heliwr - Please join us this year.
Owain and Gethin Gruffydd of Cymdeithas Lewsyn yr Heliwr in a show of solidarity greet Pobl Powys walking from Canol Cymru for the 24 May protest against Pylons at the Welsh Assembly. Later we went on to Methyr to consider this years 3 June Marthyr Massacre event.
Pic Above - What's Missing?
This Post is in development and will be made complete later in the week, in the mean time view below
Last but not least I hope Wales/Welsh Socialsts will be supporting the Cardiff Protest, see Info in below:
Final Details for the Protest Rally in Cardiff on Tuesday24th May. by STOP (Stop The Overhead Pylons) on Wednesday, May 18, 2011 at 11:23am ... Timetable. 11.30 welcome Nick Larder and his fellow walkers who will have walked from Welshpool. ... Conservation ofPowys Uplands ( CUP ) presented by Alison Davies ...
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G.Gruffydd.
