Photograph of notice for exhibition at Town Hall, Neath, on 30 and 31 Jan and 1 Feb 1851 of ‘an extraordinary Specimen of THE WONDERS OF NATURE’ discovered on 17 Jan 1851 ‘Embedded in a Coal Vein at the Kimle, on the Gnoll Estate, near Neath. It has been inspected by several Gentlemen of great Geological Acquirements, who…do not hesitate…to pronounce it a FOSSIL SERPENT! It measures 8 feet 3 inches long and 7 inches across’

This material is held atNeath Antiquarian Society Archives

  • Reference
    • GB 3167 NAS Z 9/5
  • Dates of Creation
    • n.d.
  • Language of Material
    • English
  • Physical Description
    • 1 paper