South Wales

carol27 Feb 16, 2018 19:00:23

Usual pathetic request..this time for special sites in South Wales please. Staying in Carmarthen, Wales... ( of course). 4 days. Love, lazy Carol xx
PS I am looking up sites but tend to get a bit bamboozled!

tjj Feb 16, 2018 20:39:23

Replying to carol27

carol27 wrote:

Hi Carol, I'm no expert (see: thesweetcheat, gladman, Carl and postman) but did spend a splendid long weekend on the Gower Peninsula about five years ago. Loads to see there - the Gower Way has the sea both sides.
Cat Hole Cave
Paviland cave (of Red lady fame)
Worm's Head
Rhossili Down (and beach)
Sweynes Howes
Maen Ceti (a must)

And loads more. Must go back - a magical place
http://www.themodernantiquarian.com/site/3528/gower_peninsular.html

tj x

GLADMAN Feb 17, 2018 10:16:12

Replying to carol27

carol27 wrote:

To be honest there aren't, in my opinion, any sites I'd call classic in the immediate vicinity of Carmarthen, although Merlin's Hill is well worth a visit:

Merlin's Hill:
http://www.themodernantiquarian.com/site/7640/merlins_hill.html

However if you're prepared to drive a little way out you've lots of stuff to NE around western Mynydd Du.... e.g:

Carreg Cennen:
http://www.themodernantiquarian.com/site/3120/carreg_cennen.html
Tair Carn cemetery:
http://www.themodernantiquarian.com/site/12941/tair_carn_uchaf.html

....and to the NE you've untold stuff in the Preselau and , as Tjj said, The Gower to the SE

These are a couple of hidden gems worth searching out, too:

Twlc-y-filiast:
http://www.themodernantiquarian.com/site/2234/twlc_y_filiast.html
Gwal-y-filiast:
http://www.themodernantiquarian.com/site/2316/gwalyfiliast.html