Welsh Dragon - Ysbyty Ystrad Fawr - Ystrad Mynach, Wales. - Figurative Public Sculpture on Waymarking.com

The Red Dragon is made from small pieces of steel welded together, and painted scarlet. Located in the grounds of this brand new hospital.

From Wikipedia the free encyclopedia:
"Ysbyty Ystrad Fawr is a Local General Hospital at Ystrad Mynach serving Caerphilly County Borough in South Wales, operated by Aneurin Bevan Local Health Board." Text Source: (visit link)

"The Welsh Dragon – Welsh: Y Ddraig Goch ("the red dragon") pronounced [? 'ðraig 'go??] – appears on the national flag of Wales. The flag is also called Y Ddraig Goch. The oldest recorded use of the dragon to symbolise Wales is in the Historia Brittonum, written around AD 829, but it is popularly supposed to have been the battle standard of King Arthur and other ancient Celtic leaders." Text source: (visit link)

Street Address: Ystrad Fawr Way, Ystrad Mynach, Hengoed, Caerphilly, Wales. CF82 7EP

Local Newspaper photo: (visit link)

Name or use 'Unknown' if not known: Red Dragon Figure Type: Fantasy creature Artist Name or use 'Unknown' if not known: unknown Date created or placed or use 'Unknown' if not known: November 2011 Materials used: Steel Location: Courtyard area - Within Hospital grounds.

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Date Logged Log User Rating   04/19/2014 veritas vita visited it