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I've been on the phone to Pembrokeshire CC and Cadw, with mixed responses.

The footpaths specialist at the CC was really helpful, and he's going to take the matter up with the Mathry Parish Council. Apparently they're already doing a survey of public rights of way, working with the parish councils, and prioritising paths that are in or near the national park. The path to Tre Wallter Llwyd (pp 6313) falls relatively well into this area, because it's off a bridleway that leads into the national park (pp6312). The fact that there's a Scheduled Ancient Monument at the end of the path helps as well. He's going to get back to me with an update (I wish our local CC was this enthusiastic about footpaths).

When I rang Cadw I got a relatively subdued response. The guy on the phone didn't seem to have any opinion on the matter, at least not one he was going to share with me. He took the minimum amount of details from me, and said he'd call back if and when anything happened. Perhaps I'm being unfair, but I'd have hoped to have had more feedback from them.

If either of these lines of enquiry goes cold I'll put pen to paper, but so long as I make progress over the phone, I'll stick with that.

Kammer x

I've just spoken to the chap from Pembrokeshire County Council and he says they have sent a surveyor out to look at the footpath to Tre Wallter Llwyd.

The surveyor eventually got through to the burial chamber, encountering 'some difficulty with barbed wire'. He spoke to the land owner, and this path is now marked for improvement! The work should take place over the next couple of months.

I've heard nothing from Cadw, so I'll chase that up next.

Kammer x

I live really near to the site and the CC footpath man is great he has been out knocking on doors asking if we need access etc, dont blame the people in the house they may not be farmers I believe it is a renter. As for CADW I have never ever had an appropriate response from them when reporting a difficulty at a site, they seem to take the side of landowners at every opportunity in fact I recieved a cutting and harsh e mail from them after I reported serious damage at another local site, they said I was upsetting the farmer!!