Arthur's Stone

Like many prehistoric monuments in western England and Wales, this monument has been linked to King Arthur. According to the 13th-century legend, it was here that Arthur slew a giant, who left the impression of his elbows on one of the stones as he fell.Others suggest the indentations were left by Arthur's knees or elbows as he knelt there to pray.Visit Date January 2025 Arthur's...

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Trethevy Quoit

Known locally as "the giant's house".Standing 9 feet (2.7 m) high, this magnificent 5000-year-oldancient structure consists of Six standing stones capped by a large slab.Visit Date March 2024Trethevy QuoitWalking up to this structure, it is in a field close to some modern houses you do not get a feel of the size of this structure but as you approach the magnificence of this site overwhelms you.Click...

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Dyffryn Ardudwy Burial Chamber

Neolithic burial sites can be found all over Wales, the UK and across Europe.I have visited many of these sites and have posted information on them here such asMaen Ceti (Arthur's Stone)   St Lythans Dolmen  Carreg Samson and Coetan ArthurWhat makes the site at Duffryn Ardudwy different is that there are two tombs close together.Visit Date May 2023Click on any image to...

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Tŷ Newydd Burial Chamber.

 Tŷ Newydd burial chamber although ruined, is still a good example of a megalithic dolmen. Set on a natural outcrop it would originally have been covered with a mound or cairn now marked out by the small bollards that surround it.Visit Date May 2023Click on image for a larger version.Ty-Newydd has a massive cracked capstone, about 4.0m by 1.8m and up to 1.2m thick, that rests on three...

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Cenarth Falls

 Cenarth is a small village on the border of Pembrokeshire, Ceredigion and Carmarthenshire. The focus of the village is Cenarth Falls, a series of small waterfalls and pools on the river Teifi known as The Salmon Leaps.Visit Date September 2023The waterfalls are one of the first real barriers to salmon and seatrout on their way up the Teifi from the sea to spawn.There has been a mill...

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Men An Tol

An Ancient Cornish TreasureThe name Men an Toll (note the extra l) inCornish means "the stone of the hole",Aptly named for this 3500-year-old bronze age structure.Visit Date March 2023There are many "loose" stones around this site but the Mên-an-Tol consists of three upright stones made from local granite, The two side uprights stand just over a metre high. The round stone is 1.3 metres wide and around...

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