Heritage Hiker

Twlc y Filiast, Llangynog

Twlc y Filiast #Neolithic #burial chamber set within the remains of a long cairn.

Excavation in 1953 produced a few fragments of burnt bone and possible 'small disintegrated fragments of pottery' and few other finds.

#tomb #archaeology #tombtuesday #standingstonesunday

The Roman Fort Caerhun

Canovium was an auxiliary fort, one of a network between Deva (Chester) and Segontium (Caernarfon), established in the mid 70s AD.

#romansitesaturday #roman

St Gwyddelan Church, Dolwyddelan

This beautiful #church is dedicated to St Gwyddelan, a celtic missionary from Ireland who helped restore Christianity in Britain in the 5th century.

#architecture #history #welsh #cymru

From the Keep at Dolwyddelan #castle you can see a tree covered mound on the other side of the road, once the site of Castell Tomen, said to be the birthplace of Llywelyn ap Iowerth.

After Castell Dolwyddelan was built in the C12th Castell Tomen was left to ruin.

#medieval #archaeology #cymru

Dolwyddelan Castle

The remains of the C13th #castle dominates the skyline situated high up on a ridge surrounded by a deep, rock-cut ditch.

#castlesaturday #medieval #archaeology

The Mortuary at Picton Castle

During WWII, Picton Castle was used as a hospital. One room (originally a butcher’s shop) was converted into a mortuary, and the original slab used for the deceased still stands in the centre today.

#wales #cymru #uk #history #wwii #mortuary #death #pembrokeshire

Picton #Castle was built by Sir John Wogan around 1315. After being owned by the Dwnn family, it passed to the Philipps family in 1491 through marriage who held ownership until 1987.

#CastleSaturday #medieval

A man made wind shelter on top of an ancient cairn along Cyrn y Brain in Denbighshire #tombtuesday #archaeology

Distant view of Dinas Bran Castle remains on top of a hill.

A distant Castell Dinas Bran from the gardens of Plas Newydd for #CastleSaturday

Maen Huail Stone, Ruthin

“On this stone the legendary King Arthur is said to have beheaded Huail, brother of Gildas the historian, his rival in love and war.”

#StandingStoneSunday #FolkloreSunday

Ruthin Castle

The original castle was founded by Edward l in 1277. It was attacked by Owain Glyndwr in 1400 and laid waste in 1646 after the Civil War.

The castle ruins remain around and below the modern castle built in 1826.

#wales #cymru #uk #history #heritage #archaeology #castle

Aconbury Wood, Herefordshire

Walking through beautiful woods on Aconbury Hill you could be forgiven for not noticing that you are passing through the old Iron Age Aconbury Camp.

#hillfortswednesday #ironage

Penally Cross at St Nicholas and St Teilo Church, Penally

Dated to the C9th or early C10th this cross was once situated outside near the west entrance to the church but was brought in to prevent erosion of the beautiful ornate carving.

#StandingStoneSunday #medieval

The Cadfan Stone at St Cadfan’s #Church Tywyn

Dated to the C9th this modest stone holds the earliest known Welsh language inscription, specifically in Old Welsh.

#standingstonesunday #medieval #cymru

Glastonbury Tor, Somerset, England

With its links to Christianity and rumoured final resting place for King Arthur, the intrigue held within this hill is just as big as the hill itself, which is visible for miles around.

#history #heritage #archaeology #walking #solstice #summer

The Stones - #Church of the Holy Cross Ramsbury

A cross shaft dated to the C9th, two C9th tomb slabs and a C13th cross slab are all displayed together at the west end of the north aisle.

#StandingStoneSunday #medieval

Guildford Castle - attributed to William the Conqueror, built shortly after 1066. The first #castle would have been a wooden tower built on top of a motte surrounded by a ditch and a bailey. The early timber buildings were replaced with stone during the C12th.

#CastleSaturday #Medieval #guildford

Cadair Idris #Gwynedd

Cadair Idris is Welsh for ‘the Chair of Idris’. According to Welsh folklore the mountain takes its name from a giant. Idris was a giant, who was said to have used Llyn Cau lake as an enormous armchair. #FolkloreSunday #walking #welshmythology #mythology

A large upright stone set in a green landscape.

Beautiful Bronze Age #StandingStoneSunday holding its own near the Llynoedd Cregennan lakes #gwynedd #wales #cymru #archaeology

A tomb with a view for #tombtuesday

The Beacon, Rhossili Down South
 
The Bronze Age cairn topped by a trig pillar marks the top of Rhossili Down.

#archaeology #bronzeage

#StandingStoneSunday from Sweyne’s Howe Neolithic Chambered Tomb North. Rhossili Down #Gower
 
With two upright slabs and almost certainly the capstone, leaning against them.

#archaeology #neolithic

Kidwelly #Castle
 
The keen eyed amongst you might have spotted it as the location for the very first scene after the title sequence in the 1975 film Monty Python and the Holy Grail.

#CastleSaturday #medieval #montypython

Scot’s #Church now Cobh #Museum

The church was built in 1854 for the British servicemen in Cobh. Following its closure in 1969 it was donated to Cork County Council. In 1973 it opened as a museum and features Cobh's military and maritime history.

#steeplesaturday

A photo of the impressive Clava Cairns in #Scotland for #TombTuesday #archaeology

Clava Cairns #Scotland #StandingStoneSunday and what a lot of beautiful stones there are!

#archaeology #bronzeage

Clava Cairns, Balnuaran of Clava are around 4,000 years old. They were built to house the dead. The site dates to the Bronze Age but Neolithic flints found during excavations indicate the area was being used well before building of the cairns.
#ancientsitesaturday #archaeology #scotland

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Dydd Gŵyl Dewi Hapus - Happy St David’s Day and the view from Bishop’s Palace to St David’s #Cathedral in St David’s #Pembrokeshire.

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#steeplesaturday #dyddgwyldewi #StDavidsDay

The Legend of Cantre'r Gwaelod - a lost kingdom under the waters of Cardigan Bay….

Sarn Gynfelyn is a shingle spit  that extends for a distance of 11km from the coast to a reef known as Patches or Caerwyddno. It is linked to the legend of Cantre'r Gwaelod. #FolkloreSunday

Aberystwyth #Castle

Built in stone 1277 under Edward I and completed in 1289. This would have been one impressive concentric-walled lozenge-plan castle. It is now overlaid with paths and park gardens but there is still plenty to see on the ground.

#CastleSaturday #Medieval