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I made plans to visit Roman Amphitheatre near Newport to mark this years winter solstice. Unfortunately a week of heavy rain put paid to my plans . The ground in and around the amphitheatre is waterlogged . It wasn't too hard to find an alternative ancient site . I have gone past Garth Hill hundred of times on the train getting there is easy .. It was raining when I boarded and it was raining when I alighted . After a few heavy showers .The rain stopped I was on the road . The sun made an appearance crossing over the river Taff .The other side of the bridge is where the mountain starts . I went through a short narrow tunnel before zig zagging up a steep bank onto a road that led to a steep mountain road ,an uphill slog for a mile .... "it's a long way to the top if you wanna rock and 'roll' .. And .. wasn't that long before I was hiking up a dirt track from the base of the mountain leading to a plateau . From there I could see a large barrow a few hundred metres west . One of five that run along the
summit of Mynydd y Garth .
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Views in all directions are stunning
