Pembrokeshire
-
Devil’s Quoit – Stackpole
Grid Reference: SR9810095060 The Devil’s Quoit is a prehistoric standing stone, 1.7m tall, located in the Stackpole Warren Nature Reserve in Pembrokeshire, Wales. The landscape of Stackpole is rich in prehistoric history, and in the 1970s was subject to extensive excavations which revealed occupation from the Mesolithic Period through to the Romano-British Period and beyond.…
-
Temple Druid Neolithic/Bronze Age remains
Temple Druid and Prysg Farm are home to a complex of Late Neolithic and Bronze Age monuments, including a possible henge enclosure, standing stones which are now scattered about, as well as the remains of one or more neolithic cromlechs. Temple Druid is a grade II listed John Nash house. The present house is not…
-
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…
-
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…
-
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…
-
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…
-
Eithbed – Destroyed Site in Pembrokeshire, Wales
Between the villages of Maenclochog and Rosebush is the Eithbed prehistoric ruins. In these fields there were once three stone cirlces as well as three cromlechs. Sadly, at the start of the 20th century, the monuments were destroyed by new land owners in an attempt at clearing the fields of stone. The following is from…
-
Cornel Bach – Maenclochog Standing Stones
Pair of Bronze Age standing stones in the village of Maenclochog in Pembrokeshire, Wales. This area is full of the remnants of prehistoric sites. Many were recorded in previous centuries but have since been destroyed. This pair of stones is recorded in Archaeologia Cambrensis, 1900 as follows:“Maenclochog SN 082279. Cornel Bach. Both stones are 6ft…
-
The Sagranus Ogham and Latin inscribed Stone
The Sagranus Ogham and Latin inscribed Stone – St Thomas Church – St Dogmaels.Pembrokeshire, Wales The present church of St Thomas the Apostle is a modern construction, having been built within St Dogmaels Abbey precincts in 1847 using materials from the ruined buildings. Within the church is the Sagranus Stone, inscribed in both Latin and…
-
Garn Wnda Neolithic monument
On a rocky outcrop overlooking the village of Llanwnda in Pembrokeshire is Garn Wnda. Similar to other sites dotted about this headland, Garn Wnda is classified as an “earth fast” chambered monument, in that it is comprised of a large stone slab or capstone propped up by a single stone upright, with the southern end…
CoralJackz - That History Couple 