Large cockle shell ring

A Penclawdd, Gower cockle shell was cast and made into this eye catching ring by Pa-pa at the silversmithing workshop by the sea. A chunky solid silver ring for anyone who loves beach combing and visiting the seaside. SIZE N

On the Burry Inlet on the edge of the Gower Peninsula, South Wales these tasty shellfish have been harvested since the roman times. The women of Penclawdd, the small village on the estuary, used to pick the shells to earn extra cash while their husbands were working down the coal mines.