"We were going to camp for a fortnight in Rhossili, in a field above the sweeping five-mile beach...
"We sail a boat upon the path, Paddle with leaves Down an ecstatic line of light" -Dylan Thomas (Rain Cuts The Place We Tread)
By the 15th century its use declined as the wars between England and Wales came to an end. by the early 19th century its ruins had become a tourist destination.
