{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/f547f9fb-a077-4e85-b19a-beae9eb42c1f/6191ef506263c6001a32598f?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"The Maritime History of Wales 1: The Porth Felen Anchor Stock ","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/60ef54d0d9e6df2b9131962b/show-cover.jpg?height=200","description":"<p>This is the first episode of our new series about the maritime history of Wales. Our Welsh presenter Eirwen&nbsp;Abberley Watton finds out about the Porth Felen&nbsp;anchor-stock, a unique find for British waters for its age: the Porth Felen anchor stock is believed to be Roman.</p><p><br></p><p>It was found in the Bardsey Sound off the coast of the Llyn peninsula in the north of Wales in 1974, a very dangerous (but beautiful) stretch of coast.  An&nbsp;anchor-stock&nbsp;is&nbsp;a beam of wood or iron placed at the upper end of the shank of an&nbsp;anchor&nbsp;- transversely to the plane of the arms - and it serves to keep the&nbsp;anchor&nbsp;from lying flat on the seabed.</p><p><br></p><p>To find out more Eirwen speaks with Jake Davies, a Welsh based diver and marine biologist with a passion for sharing the underwater marine environment off the Welsh coast. As a diver he's not just interested in marine life but the history and stories that lie beneath the welsh coast. Jake has recently led a series of dives looking for extra evidence relating to the anchor stock</p><p><br></p>","author_name":"The Society for Nautical Research and the Lloyds Register Foundation"}