The Abandoned Medieval Village of Lancaut
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- Опубликовано: 29 сен 2024
- Adventure hats on, medieval urban explorers! This one’s for you.
Lancaut was honestly such a beautiful site - I know I keep saying this, but you have to remember that I live in a city. This type of wild beauty is something I have less experience with than castles and chapels in towns. The hike alone almost killed me. But the feelings of being there, after the long journey to that site, made me wonder if that was how medieval pilgrims felt when they finally reached their destination: just overwhelmed with the relief of having arrived.
(No, I didn’t settle on a way to pronounce Lancaut; no, I don’t want to discuss it)
#medievalhistory #urbanexploration #history #welshhistory #chepstow
Having a 16th century watchtower in my back garden is a life goal of mine.
I’d settle for renting the tower for a night 😂
These are the videos I like. No dramatic video effects, added sounds, no annoying drama in the BG like most RUclipsrs, just subtle straightforward interesting narration and filming. ❤
Thank you! I try not to be too ostentatious- the history here really speaks for itself
@@lady_of_the_merciansYou're doing a really good job. Your videos are really good.
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Yeah. And sexy. Brainy lady!!!😳
MEEEE TOOOOO!!!!
Recently stumbled on your channel, and it's excellent.
Simply presented without drama and coming from and living in Bristol very relevent to me
Thanks for the great stories about our history. 😃❤️👍
Congratulations for your beautiful work.. awesome medieval soul in every stone..and silence
History is the best
I hated it at school as well..
Shorts mixed with these slightly longer videos I think are the way forward.
Me too - I work 40hr weeks, I don’t think I have it in me to be a video essayist
@@lady_of_the_mercians It’s great that you find time to do what you do now then 🙏. I suppose it makes it easier if you love doing it. 😁
Really enjoy your presentations
Thank you so much!
Your videos are so calming … I feel like I’m traveling back in time to touch history. Thank you so much ❤
I’m glad you enjoy them ❤️
Love these types of videos! ❤
Thank you! ❤️
One of the few RUclips channels where I can come in and put a thumbs up before I even get started. I will likely not have the opportunity to come across the pond and see these things for myself. Things that I find so interesting. Thanks for sharing!
Looks so fantastic, would love to walk offas dyke some day
Same - though this walk showed me I need to get physically fitter first 😂
Love the effort put into this video! Thank you
Amazing video! I am desperately looking forward to more of your longer form content.
Fascinating video!
I LOVE YOUR CONTENT!!!
Thank you!
I used to really be into Paleontology and Archaeology as a kid. then later I got into linguistics and discovered the channel Simon Roper, who also occasionally makes videos abt archaeology and now I've found your channel and I'm very pleased by ur content, very interesting to see this abandoned village. :D
Cool!
🥰🥰
Absolutely stunning.
Similar to coal town and villages in the Appalachian area here in the States
Well done.
Much as I enjoy the shorts more long-form content would be wonderful. (Tends to be more profitable too:) ) If you want to start a patreon to help you find the time you have a lot of fans already I'm sure would sub.
I think you've found your calling
Shouldn't that be a hard 'c' in 'piscina'?
asmr
That 💩is just for weird creeps..
This is absolutely fantastic. I love the fact that you're actually going to these places and sharing them with those of us who can't go there in person.
This was great! I look forward to more of your informative, original, and authentic content!
Only thing I felt was missing was maps and site-plans (if even crude), to give the viewer an idea where you are, relatively, and the layout of the area you're looking at.
Regardless, wonderful video, thank you for sharing it, and looking forward to even longer ones!
Oh, a good idea! I will include more site plans in the future 🥰
That’s a really good idea. A small moving dot on a site plan that pops up when you’re moving around the location is really something to consider if you ever get a dedicated editor. Sounds like a lot of work to edit.
@@lady_of_the_merciansHaven't you got a patreon account or buy a cup of coffee link M'Lady??
Look on Google
Please let this RUclips channels blow up 🎉
Your videos are so lovely, you have a great sounding voice to listen to.
The editing is simple so not to take away from the beauty of the spots you show us.
Just want to say thank you for getting me more excited in historical buildings and areas in the uk.
Thank you for your lovely comment - here’s hoping I one day can do this for a career (rather than a very time consuming hobby) 😅
I live in Chepstow, so am lucky enough to be able to walk to Lancaut. Thank you for covering these beautiful places in my area!
I thought I’d die on the boulders. It had just rained and they were TREACHEROUS
@@lady_of_the_mercians Every time I reach the boulders there are confused people standing there and the 'path' is just... nah. By the way, you should wait for a (very) low tide and walk to the ruined medieval chapel on a tiny island at Beachley just by the M48 bridge. Happy to help if you want advice on not dying doing that one.
I remember as a child in the 70s with my friends. Buying a clutch of bangers from Bullocks, storming Lancaut and clearing out the Germans. Then a bag of crisps and a Panda pop. Also the Watch Tower off Mopla Road , wasn’t in a Garden then.
Your style takes me back to watching BBC documentaries with my family as a kid. Keep up the great work 😊.
A very interesting video, and well presented. A shame so many of these villages are lost to time. Grave stones always add much saddness, to an already sad tale. Would be fascinating to see a snap shot of how the village was in it's hayday. Thank you for this video, certainly look forward to more.
Thank you, and great insight!
that last bit about not being lost to time was very nice. the professionalism of your videos is astounding, you deserve much more recognition.
I like everything in your style: manner of speaking, video editing and, of course, the stories you tell. Thanks for the opportunity to go for a walk and explore so beautiful medieval Britain with you!
You are brilliant young lady. So watchable, intelligent, knowledgable and wholesomely gorgeous. So interesting. More please.
You’re the sort of person I’d love to go on a country walk with while you show me in detail the history that surrounds us. It would be interesting and fun. I loved this longer video. Keep up the good work.
*_"In the USA, 100 years is a long time."_*
*_"In the UK, 100 miles is a long distance."_*
That was great - and touching. My little home village is headed the same way. When my mum was a child, there were almost 20 people living there. Now there are 2, and they are both in their 90s. In a very short time lights go out completely... It's built mostly in wood, so not much will be left for history.
It’s so sad how these communities just rise and fall and no one lives to remember them 😔
You speak of many buildings that are a thousand years old. Over here in the States, we midwesterners gawk at something that is 'only' 200 years old!
Congrats on the booming RUclips channel! 🎉 I live in Keynsham and didn't realise there are Roman ruins around the Chocolate Quarter, so thanks for that (explains the Latin street names there, and mosaics + pottery in the local library, though).
What's your favourite historical fiction / non-fiction book, out of curiosity?
I absolutely adore anything by Mary Renault! She understood the ancient world so well 🥰
@@lady_of_the_mercians Oh, damn, hadn't heard of her work before, but The Persian Boy has already caught my interest -- thanks!
@darklydork2990 I read Edith Pargeter: The Heaven Tree trilogy as a young teenager in the 70s. Its about a younger son from a smaller noble family who is apprenticed to a mason and works on building Notre Dame in Paris. It was one of my mother's books. I should probably search it out as bits of writing stick in my mind, though I can't recall the whole story.
You should do a tour of some Northern Irish sites if you can afford to come over! They're a bit more neglected than the ones in the Republic. Was just at Armoy round-tower today, and Dunluce, Dunseverick, Kinbane, and Ballylough are all in pretty close proximity to each other on the coast.
Love the vids!
Why has this lassie not got her own show?
Baffles me
A trip to the UK is definitely on our "bucket list".
Definitely add in France, if you’re coming all the way to the UK - some great castles
@@lady_of_the_mercians Germany is a bliss for castle lovers too :)
europe is so insanely fascinating.. like the oldest town in my home state is only about 400 years old, so seeing ruins like these is absolutely wild to me.
They’d probably have more visitors in the US 😅
Thank you Lady for sharing 🙏. What an honor to find such ancient sites in your beautiful country! I love medieval England. I hope to go there and exlpore👍. I live in California. Last Spring I hiked into some remote areas in our deserts and discovered a canyon with lots of ancient indian petroglyphs. That's as ancient as it gets 👍. Love your videos, ❤. Your a natural narrating ❤️. Take care!
I find your videos very calming. As a history fan, I appreciate your channel very much, thank you 😊
As youtuber myself 👩💻I give you a like! 👍You fill the vacuum that all of us felt after Time Team finished⚔️
My dear lady, your voice and delivery are amazing, please, just talk to us some more... 😌
Again you are always giving us special looks into history. Thank you for not "ruining" this for us lol 😆
Ruins can never be ruined 😌
You appreciate people of the past and you love walking in their footsteps, just as much as I do ♥️
Great video, really interesting learning about a British ghost town.
It would be interesting to compare to American ghost towns!
You should look at the St. Annes well in Bristol! from the 1400s! lots of royal visits and religious history
My friends live in Brislington so I'll be sure to pop over!
what do you mean when you say you're an "anglo-saxonist" ?
Academically, I specialise in Anglo-Saxon literature and material culture
This channel is going to take off in big style. Brilliant first longer-form video!
I am already excited to get off of work later to watch this
Haha maybe halt your excitement - I’m still very new to editing on proper software 😂
Great video it was worth the excitement I can’t speak for the rest of the people that watch your videos but I watch for a combination of reasons not one single reason involves your editing, which you are more critical of then you need to be. The list of reasons I love your channel is I am a history nerd and you scratch that itch but more importantly I get to see the beauty of England which I can not dream to visit in the near future. The best part of your content is that your love and passion for what you doing is translated into each of your shorts. Keep up the great work. I genuinely cannot wait for your next video. Cheers from Canada.
I’ll probably like this
Rumour has it that you may…
You should let Samwise hold the ring for a while.
It’s mine 👹
hi there! YT just gave me your channel!
Someone needs their own show on the history channel.
That would be so much fun- imagine what I could do with funding 😂
These videos calm me like no other. I've always loved history and was not ever really pulled towards Anglosaxon history until I found your shorts and now longform. I now have the strange urge to admire Gloucestershire foliage even though I'm in the Netherlands.
I just stumbled upon your channel, love it! Thanks for sharing these videos~
Hi, please could you possibly do a video on a typical week in Anglo Saxon England? 🙂 Also absolutely loving your videos, I love history!!
I think there is already a video like this but annoyingly I can't remember any details presently. I do apologise
There's videos already out there on that subject..
I love this channel! After doing years of genealogy, I learned that my family (paternal) has been in America since they arrived via the Mayflower. I was also able to trace that same line back to medieval England and Scotland. I love thinking about what their lives were like and this channel helps me feel more connected. ❤️
I love her voice and accent
Thank you haha 🤭
Looking g forward to this one I love the history of our country its mad bad and bloody
That's the title of a very good autobiography-in-the-making!
@@lady_of_the_mercians😆😆 yeah it might be mine and my exploits in Afghanistan a welshman in the desert mad bad and bloody
You should invest in a small clip-on mic, for shots like the one at the start.
I have one! The wind was absolutely destroying the quality every time it brushed my collar 🥹
@@lady_of_the_mercians It needs a chainmail cover to be extra protected
Great video as ususal!
Glad you enjoyed it! 🥰
Has the rest of this tiny village been taken over nature? It seems odd that the only structure left was that beautiful church. You’d think that there would still be some foundations, walls or fencing, unless it was all made from wood perhaps?
I think a lot of it was left to fall away - there’s also the chance that stones from walls were repurposed as walls etc, though I’d have to look at the local area to be sure
Lovely presentation -thank you .
The RUclips algorithms brought your channel to me today. Love it! Subscribed. Read your description, and I think you are better off this way than with the BBC anyway! 😂❤️ You can have a global audience.
When you are following your greatest joy, the universe will cooperate. ❤️😂
Love the very quiet, subtle music in the background, assisting you, but not overwhelming you. Excited to learn more about UK history from you. Sending much love from “across the pond” in Washington state, USA ❤️❤️❤️
Hello from Bristol, UK! Yes, it’s great to have a worldwide audience to connect with 🥰
English history is so rich. Wish I could crawl through ruins like that.
Come over, the ruins are lovely 😉
Your videos are mint, can you do something on the Peak District :)
When I have holiday booked and enough money to get there, I’d love to! I adore the Peak District
" By abundance... l mean one " ... Love that , top marks.
My sarcasm is showing 🙈
@@lady_of_the_mercians
Looking forward to more , in these times wit is as important as love.
Your good enough to be on tv..brillant stuff 👍👍👍
Fingers crossed I’ll one day get there 😄
Keep up the good work
Thank you 🥰
I wish BBC would give you a show like Sister Wendy, except for historic buildings. I would watch that non-stop.
The BBC are probably unaware of my existence, but I want this too
Beautiful historical church, lovely scenery and nice historical of the little village.
Love your video, you've earned a subscriber
I’m glad you’re here 🥰
The name is pronounced /ɬan kɛuɪð/ (Saint Cewydd's church)
You read pillars of the earth?
I haven’t! Should I?
@@lady_of_the_mercians yes i think you may like it. Its a fictional book about building a church but its written really well. Worth a read / listen
such an interesting and beautiful video!
Thank you!
You weren't kidding when you said the area is steeped in history. The Old Mill, the Grotto, the platform, Giant's Cave, the ruins of Piercefield House, all a stones throw away.
It’s the type of history I love - I adore Bristol too but the area is very Roman and I’m not trained in Roman history
Thank you so much for providing this tour. The concept of a town simply “dying” is very interesting. We have ghost towns in the American West…you got us beat. Thank you for all the hard work and walking required to make this video.
ONE OF THE CUTEST LADIES I HAVE SEEN.🇮🇲👍🇮🇲love your Knowledge Too.,WILL, LEEDS.
This girl looks like the mummy movie girl exactly, crazy. Great video.
I really don’t see it (but a lot of people agree with you)
@@lady_of_the_mercians Very beautiful.
Why TF did i watched this video entirely ? i mean, I am French and i don't usually care about small villages history; what kind of witchery did this person used on me ? And how many babies did she sacrifice to have such an interesting and cool voice ? Someone should cal the local inquisitor imho
Can’t call the inquisitors when they are bewitched 🤭
@@lady_of_the_mercians 😂👍
You are so fortunate to live in a nation where the history goes back so far, and you can so easily visit these ancient buildings. On the west coast of the United States, anything built in the 1870s or 80s is considered quite old... provided it's still standing that is, since most of the structures hete were built with wood, in what continues to be a very moist and rainy climate.
When I visited the east coast, in a state which was one of the first original colonies, I was astounded to see gravestones from the mid to late 17th century. That just doesn't exist out here where I am. We have a few pioneer graves from the early white settlers, but that's about it. Nothing much older than 175 years, at best.
But even the east coast can't match England, with regard to history. You are very fortunate. Thanks be to God that so many of these amazing places are still available to be seen.
Beautiful video. Thank you for this content. I’m going to find this village my next walk around Wales.
I'm a newcomer to your channel - only stumbled across it earlier today. Great videos and you present really well! I see you have a lot of RUclips shorts, which are great, but I'd love to see more of these longer form videos too. Either way, I hope you keep doing what you're doing. Subscribed! :)
You remind me of Suzannah Lipscombe, and I wish you the same well-deserved success that she enjoys.
Imagine getting baptized in a lead bowl lol. Brain damage from day one basically. 😂
It's all beautiful. Almost as you ❤you are indescribably beautiful
You look like the actress Rachel Weisz 😅
Regards from México 😊
So happy i've found your channel recently ❤ thank you for the videos; castles, your voice leading us into the depth of history ...everything is fine in this channel🙂 i'm in love with the idea of short films !!!!!!!
I'd love to hear about anything pre-roman, particularly involving the druids, the formation of the scots and, folktales of life on the isles before the Scythians.
I would imagine that much of the building material for Lancaut was taken away by locals for new building projects. Perhaps you'll find some interesting things in more recent constructions the next village over.
You’ve got such a lovely voice, I hope you do voiceover/tv work. I’d definitely watch more of your videos if you were in them (not said in a creepy way, I promise lol). I’ve subscribed and look forward to watching more of your videos x x
Thank you so much for sharing this with all of us ❤️🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹
I'm sorry if I missed something, but is the remnant of the village frozen in time a church? Or did you only show the church of Lancaut?
These are my new favorite videos. (Prior favorites were earwax removal videos...strangely addictive, those)
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