Excerpt from Ewenny Priory: Monastery and Fortress<br><br>Ewenny priory is a striking illustration of the truth of the old saying, that places, as well as prophets, are without honour in their own country.<br><br>Who on earth has ever heard of Ewenny will probably be the exclamation of the vast majority of those, antiquaries not excepted who read the title of this little book, and echo will answer, Who P' Yet in Germany the name is familiar to all who study the text-books on architecture, in which Ewenny is described as being the best specimen of a fortified ecclesiastical building which Great Britain can show.<br><br>To make so interesting an edifice better known to those who are likely to appreciate its unique character is the object of this venture into print.<br><br>In considering the position and peculiar features of the Priory, it must, above all, be borne in mind that it was at one and the same time a monastery and a Castle Dangerous,' built at a time when the Norman invaders had hardly secured their footing in the vale of Glamorgan, and as yet occupied only a long strip of country between the sea and the northern hills, over which the war-cloud ever lowered.<br><br>About the Publisher<br><br>Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com<br><br>This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.