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An ascent of Fan Gyhirych from the west...

Far be it for me to criticize The National Trust’s method of showcasing a prehistoric monument to the public ... but antiquarian-minded visitors here are clearly of very little – if any – consequence to them.

A remnant of the original. Some remnant!

A canny little stone circle, if ever I did see one....

Walk around of feature previously identified as 12, starting from the North, then West, South and East.

Its exact location, on What Three Words, is striving.remarking.ember and, although not a part of the structure of the Causewayed Enclosure, it is a useful reference point, lying on what would have been the outer north bank of the Enclosure, which I have called Feature 6.

Returning to Oldbury... to find I’d only seen one out of three rock shelters last time around. How little we really know....

Within a locale rich to overflowing in prehistoric delights... this inland promontory fort is not even shown on the map. Any good? Err, yeah.

Stopping off to look at the much denuded – yet still substantial – cairns near Hafotty-Fach, concluding a fine walkabout upon Tyrrau Mawr, Cadair Idris

Includes an aerial view of an enigmatic monument upon Tyrrau Mawr’s north-eastern shoulder (SH6812 1392)

Didn’t we have a lovely time the day we went to Bangor? No, wait. Abergele.

The Citizen Cairn finally takes a look at what is surely among Snowdonia’s most powerful hillforts. Bit stormy, though.

Apparently, also site of a Neolithic Axe Factory. The usual.

The Citizen Cairn gets blown away on the crags of Mynydd y Graig.....

Contrary to immediate perceptions, a visit here is straightforward and worthwhile.

Well worth a shufti in a highly recommended locale....

Don’t leave home without those secateurs.....

Near Llantwit Major, Vale of Glamorgan

A stumble around what, to my eyes at least, is a probable long cairn....

OK, somewhat overgrown it may be... but well worth checking out for the views and wondrous coastal exposure.

Part Two: Let there be light. And lo! There was...

Part One: Into the mists of time. Careful, now.

Long dolmen from the younger stoneage, 5100 – 5500 years old. It has 2 burial chambers each with a passage.

The north-east chamber has 2 cover stones. One of which has slid a little and on this you can see a least 12 small cuphollows, later made in the bronze age. The vast majority of dolmen chambers have only one cover stone.

The south-west chamber has a cover stone that has fallen into the chamber and is partially grounded. An oak tree has grown up in the middle of the chamber.

Apparently, I’ve ‘relatives’ living in Camelford? Well, whaddya know?

Watching the clouds go by...

A rather windy Christmas Eve upon Pen-y-Castell. Please make sure you stop off and ask at Pen-y-Castell Farm first, regardless of what the locals... many, many years of experience... or Google might say!!!