{"id":1912,"date":"2021-07-11T13:34:14","date_gmt":"2021-07-11T13:34:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/themanualphotographer.co.uk\/?p=1912"},"modified":"2022-03-12T08:52:00","modified_gmt":"2022-03-12T08:52:00","slug":"craig-y-saeson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thewalkingkev.co.uk\/index.php\/2021\/07\/11\/craig-y-saeson\/","title":{"rendered":"Craig y Saeson"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"min-width: 260px; max-width: 100%\"><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/www.outdooractive.com\/en\/embed\/216095507\/js?mw=false\"><\/script><\/div>\n\n\n<p>This is a short walk, offering limited parking for 1 or maybe 2 cars close to the hill top. The hill has a trig point &#8211; buried in the hedge when I visited in summer &#8211; a memorial patch of trees and the Decoy Bunker. The memorial&nbsp;&#8211; &#8216;Graigwith Beeches&#8217; &#8211; is a patch of trees planted in memory of Richard Stratton Laybourne, 7-5-1914 -to 31-1-1938 who was a pilot who died shortly before WWII. The highest point of the hill is around this spot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-photo is-provider-flickr wp-block-embed-flickr\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/uponnothing\/51302604771\/in\/dateposted-public\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/51302604771_74dd2a339c_c.jpg\" alt=\"Craig y Saeson\" width=\"534\" height=\"800\" \/><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption>The memorial, in amongst the beeches. | Tamron Adaptall 35-135 (40A) @ 35mm, f5.6.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The Decoy Bunker is from WWII and has been renovated to a place you can stay, with great views over Newport and the Severn. There is a information sign detailing lots about the bunker and it is well worth a visit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-photo is-provider-flickr wp-block-embed-flickr\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/uponnothing\/51302604476\/in\/dateposted-public\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/51302604476_d99d123219_b.jpg\" alt=\"Decoy Bunker\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" \/><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption>The Decoy Bunker. | Tamron Adaptall 35-135 (40A) @ 35mm, f11.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-photo is-provider-flickr wp-block-embed-flickr\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/uponnothing\/51303622265\/in\/dateposted-public\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/51303622265_bdfa0c67c2_b.jpg\" alt=\"Severn View\" width=\"1024\" height=\"359\" \/><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption>View over the Severn and Newport. | Tamron Adaptall 35-135 (40A) @ 35mm, f11.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The hilltop offers good views in every direction, with the Severn prominent and also I think views over to Wentwood in the East. Looking West you see Twmbarlwm, Mynydd Machen and Mynydd Twyn-Glas and other smaller hills.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The trig point is buried right next to the hedge, but wouldn&#8217;t offer much of a photo even if you stripped the vegetation back due to the hedgerow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-photo is-provider-flickr wp-block-embed-flickr\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/uponnothing\/51303325824\/in\/dateposted-public\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/51303325824_2f9bb4ba86_c.jpg\" alt=\"Craig y Saeson\" width=\"534\" height=\"800\" \/><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption>Just above visible, if you come here in summer bring a strimmer. | Tamron Adaptall 35-135 (40A) @ 35mm, f5.6.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>A good little walk taking in a few interesting things in about 1 mile of walking. Recommended, especially if you happen to be visiting the nearby Grange hospital.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-photo is-provider-flickr wp-block-embed-flickr\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/uponnothing\/51303324799\/in\/dateposted-public\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/51303324799_6df559f8cc_b.jpg\" alt=\"Newport\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" \/><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption>Newport. | Tamron Adaptall 35-135 (40A) @ 135mm, f11.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This is a short walk, offering limited parking for 1 or maybe 2 cars close to the hill top. The hill has a trig point &#8211; buried in the hedge when I visited in summer &#8211; a memorial patch of trees and the Decoy Bunker. 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