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Garth
Garth may refer to: Places Canada *Garth, Alberta United Kingdom * Garth, Bridgend, a village in south Wales :* Garth railway station (Bridgend) * Garth, Ceredigion, small village in Wales * Garth, Treflys, Powys, a village in mid-Wales ** Garth railway station (Powys) *Garth, Knighton, Powys, a former village now incorporated into the town of Knighton, in east-central Wales on the border with Shropshire, England * Garth Hill, the Garth, or Garth Mountain, a mountain near Cardiff, Wales *Garth, one of many other minor place names in the United Kingdom Buildings and structures United Kingdom *Garth (Guilsfield), a historic house and estate in Montgomeryshire, Powys, north-east Wales; also known as the Garth * Castle Garth, a medieval fortification in Newcastle upon Tyne, England *Garth Pier, a Grade II listed structure in Bangor, Gwynedd, north Wales * Garth Castle, home to Clan Stewart of Atholl, north-west of Aberfeldy, Scotland * The Garth, former school building on Marygate in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Garth Castle
Garth Castle (, ) is a 14th-century castle in the form of a tower house and keep, located close to Coshieville in Glen Lyon in the council area of Perth and Kinross. Although the castle has a long and storied existence, it is Alexander Stewart, Earl of Buchan, the ''Wolf of Badenoch'' who is most associated with it, having died there in 1396. History Garth Castle was built in 1384 by 1st Earl of Buchan, Alexander Stewart, who was 4th son of Robert II and grandson of Robert the Bruce. Major General David Stewart who suggested in his book ''Sketches of the Highlanders'' that James Stewart, of Fortingall & Garth, was the builder. For a century, the denizens of the castle were loyal to the Stewart kings, until the time of Neil "Gointe" Stewart, who became 4th laird of Fothergill, Garth and Kilbrochan in 1502. On 31 January 1499, Neil Stewart, the 2nd Laid of Forthergill, died in Garth Castle and was buried in the graveyard of Dunkeld Cathedral. He was succeeded by Neil Stewart ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Garth Pier
Garth Pier (; also known as Bangor Pier) is a Grade II listed structure in Bangor, Wales. At in length, it is the second-longest pier in Wales, and the ninth longest in the British Isles. Construction Designed by J.J. Webster of Westminster, London, the pier has cast-iron columns, with the rest of the metal structure made in steel, including the handrails. The wooden deck has a series of octagonal kiosks with roofs, plus street lighting, which lead to a pontoon landing stage for pleasure steamers on the Menai Strait. History Opened to the public on 14 May 1896, the ceremony was performed by George Douglas-Pennant, 2nd Baron Penrhyn. A railway for handling baggage which had been included in the design, was removed in 1914. The pontoon handled the pleasure steamers of the Liverpool and North Wales Steamship Company to/from Blackpool, Liverpool and Douglas, Isle of Man. In 1914, the cargo steamer SS ''Christiana'' broke free from the pontoon overnight, and caused considerabl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Garth, Alberta
Clearwater County is a List of municipal districts in Alberta, municipal district in west central Alberta, Canada in Division No. 9, Alberta, Division No. 9. Its northwest boundary is the Brazeau River. The List of municipal districts in Alberta#Office locations, municipal office is located in the Town of Rocky Mountain House. The county has a land area of and comprises close to 99% of Census Division No. 9's land area of . Although the territory excluded is rather small in geographical area, it comprises the major population centre of Rocky Mountain House, which has one-third of Division No. 9's population, in addition to the communities of Burnstick Lake and three Indian reserves. Clearwater County's 2021 census population was 11,865, which was prior to amalgamation with Caroline, Alberta, Caroline in 2025. History The Municipal District of Clearwater No. 99 was incorporated as a municipal district from Improvement District No. 10 on January 1, 1985. Its name was changed t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Uplift War
''The Uplift War'' is a 1987 science fiction novel by American writer David Brin, the third book of six set in his Uplift Universe. It was nominated as the best novel for the 1987 Nebula Award and won the 1988 Hugo and Locus Awards. The previous two books are '' Sundiver'' and ''Startide Rising''. Plot summary 50,000 years before the events of the novel, the planet Garth was leased to the Bururalli who, imperfectly uplifted, reverted to a pre-sophont state and nearly destroyed its ecosystem by overhunting all large indigenous species. The ecologically sensitive galactic civilization declared a war of extermination and the Bururalli were made extinct. As the youngest clan in galactic civilization, Earthclan is mostly relegated to near-hopeless "recovery worlds" for colonization, and they are granted a lease to inhabit Garth. The novel begins in the year 2489 C.E. with the avian Gubru planning to invade Garth. The Gubru, a conservative and somewhat humorless alien race, de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Garth-eryr ...
This is a list of the Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSIs) in the Powys Area of Search (AoS). Sites References {{Protected areas of Wales Powys Powys Powys ( , ) is a Principal areas of Wales, county and Preserved counties of Wales, preserved county in Wales. It borders Gwynedd, Denbighshire, and Wrexham County Borough, Wrexham to the north; the English Ceremonial counties of England, ceremo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John MacDonald Of Garth
John MacDonald of Garth (1771 – 25 January 1866) was a colourful character involved in the Canadian fur trade. He was an enthusiastic duellist and a shrewd businessman who became a partner in the North West Company and a member of the Beaver Club at Montreal, Lower Canada. In an account of his exploits, he was described as having "indomitable courage... brave, reckless and domineering, with a decided tendency to seek redress with his own hands," characteristics that made him well-suited to his profession. Built in 1816, his home, Inverarden House, near Cornwall, Upper Canada, was later designated a National Historic Site of Canada. According to the 1997 book ''Lords of the North'', by James McDonell and Robert Campbell, the Hotel Macdonald in Edmonton, Alberta was named for him. Early life MacDonald was born in 1771 at Garth, his family's estate east of Loch Lomond, near Callander, Perthshire. He was the son of Captain John MacDonald of Garth, of the 8th King's Regiment, who ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Garth School
Garth School is an historic school building located on South Broadway Street in Georgetown, Kentucky. Built in 1925 as a high school, the building currently houses Garth Elementary School. The property was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on November 16, 1988. It is a Collegiate Gothic Collegiate Gothic is an architectural style subgenre of Gothic Revival architecture, popular in the late-19th and early-20th centuries for college and high school buildings in the United States and Canada, and to a certain extent Europ ...-style red brick building with stone trim. It overlooks a lawn with two terraces. With . References School buildings completed in 1925 Public elementary schools in Kentucky Buildings and structures in Georgetown, Kentucky Gothic Revival architecture in Kentucky National Register of Historic Places in Scott County, Kentucky Schools in Scott County, Kentucky School buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
HM Prison Garth
HM Prison Garth is a Category B men's prison, located in the village of Ulnes Walton (near Leyland), in Lancashire, England. Garth is operated by His Majesty's Prison Service, and is situated next to HMP Wymott. History Garth Prison was opened in October 1988, and a new residential unit (housing 120 prisoners) opened on 2 July 1997. In 1998, inmates put out a contract on a police dog called Scooby because of its track record in locating illegal drugs at the jail, requiring home security measures and, once, armed police. In January 2004, one of Garth's prison chaplains resigned over allegations that she had an affair with a prisoner who worked as a cleaner in the prison chapel. In September 2006 a prison officer from Garth was jailed after it emerged that she had smuggled pills and a mobile phone to an inmate she was having an affair with at the prison. In August 2007, a report by Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Prisons praised Garth stating that it was "an essentially saf ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Garth Stadium
The Garth Stadium is a former greyhound racing track in Taff's Well, near Cardiff Cardiff (; ) is the capital city, capital and List of urban areas in the United Kingdom, largest city of Wales. Cardiff had a population of in and forms a Principal areas of Wales, principal area officially known as the City and County of Ca ..., Wales. The greyhound track in Taff's Well was to be found to the North East of the village and opened on 23 September 1963. Racing was held on Wednesday and Friday evenings at 7.30pm and amenities included a licensed bar. The track circuit circumference was 400 yards consisting of distances of 300, 525 and 715 yards. The racing was independent (unaffiliated to a governing body) and the hare system was an 'Inside Sumner' with photo finish installed. The promoters of the stadium were Hawthorn Greyhounds Ltd which possibly indicates that it was the same management team that ran the Hawthorn Greyhound Track. The stadium was short-lived and is now the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Garth (architecture)
In architecture, a quadrangle (or colloquially, a quad) is a space or a courtyard, usually rectangular (square or oblong) in plan, the sides of which are entirely or mainly occupied by parts of a large building (or several smaller buildings). The word is probably most closely associated with college or university campus architecture, but quadrangles are also found in other buildings such as palaces. Most quadrangles are open-air, though a few have been roofed over (often with glass), to provide additional space for social meeting areas or coffee shops for students. The word ''quadrangle'' was originally synonymous with ''quadrilateral'', but this usage is now relatively uncommon. Some modern quadrangles resemble cloister gardens of medieval abbey, monasteries, called garths, which were usually square or rectangular, enclosed by covered Arcade (architecture), arcades or cloisters. However, it is clear from the oldest examples (such as Mob Quad) which are plain and unadorned with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sir John Edwards, 1st Baronet, Of Garth
Sir John Edwards, 1st Baronet (15 January 1770 – 15 April 1850), was a Whig politician who served as Member of Parliament for Montgomery from 8 April 1833 to 23 June 1841. The Edwards Baronetcy, of Garth in the County of Montgomery, was created for him in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 23 July 1838. Early life Edwards was the son of John Edwards (d. 1789), a solicitor of Plas Machynlleth (also known as 'Greenfields'), Montgomeryshire, and his third wife, Cornelia ( Owen) Edwards. His father acquired the Garth estate, including the profitable Van lead mines, by his marriage to John's mother, the only child and heiress of Richard Owen. His sister, Mary Edwards, married John Mirehouse of Brownslade, Pembrokeshire, Wales, the High Sheriff of Pembrokeshire. Career In 1808, he was appointed Lieutenant-Colonel Commandant of the Western Montgomeryshire Local Militia.Bryn Owen, ''History of the Welsh Militia and Volunteer Corps 1757–1908: Montgomeryshire Regiments of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sir Charles Lloyd, 1st Baronet, Of Garth
Sir Charles Lloyd, 1st Baronet (died c. 1678), was a Welsh merchant and politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1654 and 1659. Lloyd was the grandson of Humphrey Lloyd of Leighton, the first High Sheriff of Montgomeryshire and great-great-grandson of Sir Gruffudd Vychan. He was a member of the Worshipful Company of Drapers and engaged in trade in the City of London. He was commissioner of customs for Montgomeryshire from 1645 to 1649. In 1651 he was elected alderman for Bishopsgate ward and was elected Sheriff of London but does not appear to have served. In 1654, Lloyd was elected Member of Parliament for Montgomeryshire in the First Protectorate Parliament. He was Master of the Drapers Company and a City Auditor from 1655 to 1656. In 1656 he was re-elected MP for Montgomeryshire in the Second Protectorate Parliament. He may have entered the Inner Temple in November 1657. In 1659 he was elected MP for Montgomery in the Third Protectorate Parliament. Lloyd prom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
