I'd forgotten this site initiated some healthy debate back in 2009 which, in retrospect, seems to have helped initiate a few ongoing righteous quests to see what actually remains of the British Isles' prehistoric upland landscape. Long may it continue, I say, ensuring these places don't revert to being out of sight out of mind.
Anyway, came across an upland site near Rhayader (Mid Wales) recently called Carreg Bica, apparently associated with a local giant of lore. Does anyone know whether Pica is a Welsh language mutation of Bica, and/or know anything about the folklore surrounding the big chap. I find all these associations a fascinating insight into the minds of past local inhabitants.... imagine an Iron Age mum telling her little son 'if you don't eat up you greens Bica's gonna come along and lob a stone on your head'.
 Reply | with quote | Posted by GLADMAN
24th November 2013ce
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Know your giants? Or your P&Q's (Celtic, that is) (GLADMAN, Nov 24, 2013, 11:34)- Re: Know your giants? Or your P&Q's (Celtic, that is) (tiompan, Nov 24, 2013, 12:12)
- Re: Know your giants? Or your P&Q's (Celtic, that is) (thesweetcheat, Nov 24, 2013, 15:22)
- Re: Know your giants? Or your P&Q's (Celtic, that is) (wideford, Nov 24, 2013, 22:37)
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