cromlech

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  January 13, 2025

  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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  January 11, 2025

  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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  January 10, 2025

  The Hanging Stone – Pembrokeshire, Wales

  ‘The Hanging Stone’ – Neolithic Cromlech in Burton, Pembrokeshire – Wales In 1872, British antiquarian Edward Barnwell visited this site and provided illustrations which were drawn by James Tomb and his sister Miss Grace. The following is from the Archaeologia Cambrensis (Fourth Series No. X April 1872): “.. in the parish of Burton, near Haverfordwest,…