archaeology
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Sweyne’s Howes – Gower, Wales
Sweyne’s Howes is a Neolithic site on Rhossili Downs in Gower, Wales. Today, the site comprises of two ruined cromlechs. In this post we will cover the archaeology of the site, as well as the Viking legends associated with the name.. The North Cairn – The northern of the two is the slightly better preserved..…
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Cerrig y Gof
This site sits in a field overlooking the coast near Newport in Pembrokeshire, Wales.. It’s been a site of great interest to antiquarians and archaeologists for hundreds of years and we had been been eager to visit for some time! In Pembrokeshire we have a large concentration of dolmens that survive today. From the classic…
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Foel Drygarn Hillfort
Foel Drygarn sits 1.5 miles from the village of Crymych in Pembrokeshire.. It’s classified as an Iron Age hillfort, within which lies three cairns which pre-date the fort and are thought to be from the Bronze Age. Within the ramparts there are around 227 hut platforms.. built around three large cairns at the summit of…
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Twlc y Filiast
This disturbed neolithic megalith sits in a woodland in the small village of Llangynog in Carmarthenshire, Wales. In this post we’ll cover the excavations that took place here in the 1950s, as well as delve into the legends surrounding its name… Excavation of the site:The site was excavated in 1953 by Hubert N. Savory. The…
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