West Wales
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Marros War Memorial
The hamlet of Marros sits on the road between Pendine and Amroth in Carmarthenshire, Wales. Outside the church is a war memorial, built in 1930 and resembles a neolithic dolmen. Allegedly, the stones were brought from an ancient earthwork on Marros Mountain.. Coflein description: https://coflein.gov.uk/en/site/420645/
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Pentre Ifan Old Records & Images
Pentre Ifan is a neolithic Portal Dolmen in Pembrokeshire, Wales. In this post, we’ll be covering the early antiquarian records of the monument, as well as the oldest photographs and illustrations. We will do a more general post regarding Pentre Ifan and its archaeology and legends. We cover the excavations that took place here in…
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The Pilgrim’s Cross
The village of Nevern (Nanhyfer) in Pembrokeshire, Wales is steeped in history and legends. Carved directly into the rock face high above the village, the Pilgrim’s Cross is believed to date back to the early medieval period, when Nevern seems to have been an incredibly important spiritual place. In the medieval period, pilgrimage was a…
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Carn Ingli – Angel Mountain
Mynydd Carningli is in the Preseli Hills of Pembrokeshire, Wales. This is an ancient volcano with a striking silhouette dominating the surrounding landscape. At the summit sits a vast Iron Age hillfort.. Amongst the lower slopes are scattered remains of Bronze Age occupation. Some features of the mountain may even go as far back as…
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Carew Cross
The Carew Cross is an 11th century carved stone that today stands in the grounds of Carew Castle in Pembrokeshire, Wales. It stands at around 4 metres tall and is richly decorated with intricate patterns of interlacing knotwork, spirals and geometric motifs. The stone is thought to have been carved to commemorate Maredudd ab Edwin,…
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Trefael Cup-marked Stone
Near the village of Nevern in Pembrokeshire, Wales is the Trefael Stone. The stone is comprised of silicified sandstone, measuring around 2.3m by 2m and is covered in a form of prehistoric rock art known as ‘cupmarks’. Previously just 45 cupmarks were recorded on the upper surface of the stone, each with a mean diameter…
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Bedd Morris – Grave of Morris
Prehistoric Standing stone in Pembrokeshire, Wales. The 6ft tall stone has inscriptions indicating that it was used in recent centuries as a boundary marker between the parishes of Newport and Llanychlwyddog. It is believed by experts to have been erected in the Bronze Age, but Coflein states that its antiquity is in doubt, due to…
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Budloy Stone – Pembrokeshire, Wales
The Budloy Stone.. A monolith standing at 2.6m tall.We walked here following the public footpath that leads past the Dyffryn Stones, through some beautiful country lanes toward the Budloy Stone.
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Llawhaden Village & Castle
LLawhaden in Pembrokeshire, Wales. This village not only contains the remains of an impressive castle, but also a medieval hospital and chapel, making this an important place for understanding the growth and decline of medieval towns. During the Middle Ages, the diocese of St Davids was the largest and richest in Wales. It’s bishops were…
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Dyffryn Stones
Bronze Age circle in Henry’s Moat – Pembrokeshire, Wales.Otherwise known as Dyffryn Synfynwy or Garn Ochr Cairn. On one of our visits to this site, we spoke to a local farmer who said that around 60 years ago, a farmer was caught demolishing the stones. One of the stones that was broken was cemented back…
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