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Kenfig town
« on: Wednesday 22 September 10 12:36 BST (UK) »
Hi I was wondering if anyone knows about a town which sunck I think its near aberkinfig and apprently sometimes you can still here the bell of church ringing I havnt expriacned this but I was wondering if anyone else had

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Re: Kenfig town
« Reply #1 on: Wednesday 22 September 10 12:49 BST (UK) »
this may help

http://www.abandonedcommunities.co.uk/page7.html

there is alot of information on the net re Local legends and folk lore of Kenfig

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Re: Kenfig town
« Reply #2 on: Wednesday 22 September 10 20:12 BST (UK) »

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Re: Kenfig town
« Reply #3 on: Monday 27 September 10 16:49 BST (UK) »
Here are another couple

http://www.tonkenfig.co.uk/

http://www.bbc.co.uk/wales/nature/sites/walking/pages/se_kenfig.shtml

We used to swim in the pool at summer, ever mindful of the pike!
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Re: Kenfig town
« Reply #4 on: Tuesday 28 September 10 08:58 BST (UK) »
was there a pike ion the water there ? where abouts is the pool I have been tyring to find it for sometime is it up by skar House ( sorry for spellings)

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Re: Kenfig town
« Reply #5 on: Tuesday 28 September 10 10:33 BST (UK) »
Morning - it's near to  Kenfig National Nature Reserve on google map.

Not a million miles from Sker House.
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Re: Kenfig town
« Reply #6 on: Tuesday 28 September 10 10:37 BST (UK) »
isn the town under the big lake that I can see in the pic ? if so that incredable

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Re: Kenfig town
« Reply #7 on: Tuesday 28 September 10 10:40 BST (UK) »
That's the local folk lore, but the experts reckon the town is under the dunes.  The top of the castle is/was being 'dug'.   They say it was the sand that covered the town.

Many tales of people hearing bells from Kenfig Pool ringing out in the night!

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Re: Kenfig town
« Reply #8 on: Tuesday 28 September 10 10:50 BST (UK) »
yes My boy firends Grand father has told us that one about hearing bells very intresting indeed I think I might have to go and see for myself thank you for your help.