Boulder marking the location of a tollgate destroyed during the Rebecca Riots in Pontarddulais
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Boulder marking the location of a tollgate destroyed during the Rebecca Riots in Pontarddulais
Image: © Jaggery Taken: 11 Feb 2015
Located alongside the A48 Bolgoed Road. The plaque on the boulder states that the Bolgoed Tollgate was destroyed on the 6th July 1843 by the Daughters of Rebecca led by Daniel Lewis. The Rebecca Riots (1839-1843) in South and Mid Wales were a series of protests by local farmers and agricultural workers in response to perceived unfair taxation. The rioters (often men dressed as women) took their actions against tollgates which were tangible representations of high taxes and tolls.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.708443
Longitude
-4.02501